Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 10:16:35 +0000
From: Adam Stewart <stewad18@gmail.com>
Subject: Returning Home

Returning Home
By Adam Stewart

Author's note: The sequel to 'Life at Readen Hall' which follows Walter's
new life with Brendan.

1.

When they arrived at Beech House, Walter put down the bag he'd carried from
the car and stood in the hallway for a moment. The smell of new paint and
new carpets was still evident and everything looked perfect. He still
couldn't quite believe he was about to start a new life with Brendan as his
lover and partner and that he was a joint owner of the house as well as a
partner in the photographic business they would be running.

"You okay?" Brendan asked once he'd closed the front door behind
him. Walter nodded and wrapped his arms round Brendan. "What's wrong my
love? Not having second thoughts are you?"

Walter shook his head. "Of course not; I love you". Brendan gave a sigh of
relief. He knew this was a big step for Walter who for most of his life had
served others and never lived with someone as an equal.

"I love you too; in fact I love you more than anything in the world; you've
made me so happy" Brendan replied after giving the man of his dreams a big
kiss. "Everything will be fine and I'll look after you".

Walter nodded. He knew things would be fine and he trusted Brendan with his
life. It was just so new to him and he knew it would take time to get used
to the idea but he so loved the guy who was now holding him but had never
imagined anything like this would ever happen to him. Life so far had been
difficult for him even though he'd loved working for Lord Readen at Readen
Hall but now all that had changed. He was no longer employed but an equal
with a man who in normal circumstances was way above his station in life.


They were just about to pick up their bags and take them upstairs when
there was a knock on the door. Walter automatically opened it and found a
guy standing there.

"Hi, I'm Robin, your neighbour; just thought I'd pop in to introduce
myself; it's great to see this house occupied again and from what I've seen
you've done a lot to improve it; hope I've not come at an inconvenient
time."

Walter smiled and offered his hand. Robin was in his late twenties and
rather good looking with a dark complexion. "Hi' I'm Walter and this is my
partner Brendan". Just hearing the words lifted Brendan's heart as he loved
hearing his lover refer to him as that.

"Hi, nice to meet you, come on in"

"Are you sure? Don't want to disturb you; know what it's like when you've
just moved in".

Brendan assured him it was fine and explained they'd been moving in over
the past few days but from now on they'd be living in the house.

"Wow, you've really done this nicely" Robin exclaimed as he looked around
him.

"Would you like to see the rest?" Brendan asked. Robin said he'd love to so
Brendan showed him round whilst Walter made everyone a cup of coffee.

"Wow, I love the kitchen; makes mine look a real dump". Brendan then took
him upstairs and showed him the new bathroom and the bedrooms. "Oh my, a
wet room, I'd love to do that to my bathroom, and a Jacuzzi bath, god this
must have cost a fortune". Brendan just smiled and shrugged his
shoulders. It had cost a lot, far more than he'd originally thought but he
had the money and he wanted everything perfect.

By the time they came back downstairs Walter had made a pot of coffee so
they sat down in their new living room that had a dining table at the front
in the bay window and two large sofas at the other end that led into the
glass conservatory where they planned to sunbathe when the weather was warm
enough. Fortunately the back was south facing so they reckoned on being
able to enjoy the sun most days during the good weather. The conservatory
was also private so they could sunbathe in the nude if they wanted as the
garden was overlooked by neighbours, Robin being one of them.

"It's good to have two more gays in the road; I've felt like the only gay
in the village for ages since my boyfriend dumped me just over a year ago."

"He must be mad" Brendan chuckled looking Robin up and down. He was
certainly very attractive and somewhat sexy.

Robin grinned. "Yeah well, he found someone else so that was the end of me
but to be fair most of the neighbours are perfectly comfortable with having
gays around, especially the lady opposite, she's really sweet and seems to
think us guys are not capable of cooking so she's always bringing over pies
and cakes she's made; I expect she'll be doing the same for you once she's
sussed you out."

"Walter is the culinary expert in our relationship thank goodness" Brendan
chuckled and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek. Robin enjoyed seeing the
love between the two guys and looked forward to being neighbours.

"So where have you guys come from?"

"My home is near Worcester but I've been staying with Lord Readen at Readen
Hall for the past few months and Walter also lived there."

"Wow, Lord Readen" he exclaimed, "From all accounts he's quite a dish isn't
he?"

The other two laughed and agreed Jeremy was very attractive.

"We're having a house warming party next Saturday and he's coming so
perhaps you'd like to come too so you can meet him." Robin's face lit up
and immediately said he'd love to attend. He'd always wanted to meet the
man, especially since he'd heard that he was gay despite being married.


"Well, thanks for the coffee and the tour but I'd better get out your hair
and let you guys get on but if there's anything you need or I can be of
assistance don't hesitate to let me know".

When Robin had left, the pair took their bags upstairs and unpacked
them. Once done, they hugged and kissed. Brendan was tempted to strip his
lover there and then and take him to bed but decided he'd wait until
later. He then saw the present Jeremy had given Walter and picked it
up. "You haven't opened Jeremy's present". Walter took it and tore off the
wrapping paper. When he saw what it was he gasped.

"Oh my god, look at this" he exclaimed and held up a very expensive
watch. Brendan smiled and helped Walter put it on his wrist. He'd thought
of buying a new watch for his lover but he knew Jeremy had bought this so
decided not to. "It's beautiful" Walter gasped and felt tears of joy form
in his eyes. "He's so generous".

"He loves you very much so wanted to give you something you'd remember him
by". Walter looked at Brendan and collapsed into his arms.

"I don't deserve either of you"

"Don't do yourself down; you're a lovely gentle, caring guy and I'm just
grateful you accepted me because I'm sure if he'd not been married he'd
have grabbed you first."

Walter looked at him amazed. He'd had no idea that Jeremy felt that way
about him. He'd always liked Jeremy very much but he'd been his employer so
had never thought of it more than in those terms.

"Come on, we'd better make a list of what provisions we need" Brendan said
pulling out of the hug. Walter looked at him and grinned.

"The cupboards and the fridge are all stocked up" he giggled.

"When did you organise that?" Brendan gasped. Walter said he'd done it the
day before, ordered everything on line and had it delivered in the
afternoon. "God you're so organised; I feel so useless."

"No you're not useless; besides, without you I'd certainly not be here; I
just happen to be more organised than you that's all" Walter teased.

"Ooh you're asking for a good spanking" Brendan giggled.

"Ooh, can't wait" Walter laughed as he ran from the bedroom and down the
stairs with Brendan running behind him. They were so going to love living
together and having fun like this.


That night they went to bed early. They wanted to christen their new bed so
they had a long session of passionate lovemaking. Before they'd finally
settled down to sleep, they'd penetrated each other and both had reached a
climax more than once. They loved their sex and the more they had, the
better it got. Both had ideas of what else they wanted to do with each
other but they had plenty of time ahead of them for that.


2.

As Robin had predicted, the lady opposite was soon knocking on the door to
welcome them. She was very sweet and gave them a freshly cooked apple
pie. "I think it's lovely to see two men in a loving relationship" she
said, "There are some around who don't approve but just ignore them" she
added with a twinkle in her eye. She then proceeded to tell them all about
the few who didn't and the old lady who'd occupied the house before
them. She too loved the kitchen and when Brendan said that Walter was the
cook, she was very impressed.


"We've got our first customer coming this afternoon" Walter reminded
Brendan a few days later, "It's a guy called Tom and his partner coming".

"Gay do you think?" Brendan grinned. Walter said he didn't know so they'd
have to wait and see.

On the dot of two, the door buzzer to the annex sounded so Walter went to
open it. Standing there were two young guys who didn't look much older than
him. One introduced himself as Tom and the other as Dane. He welcomed them
and invited them in. The pair looked slightly nervous so he offered them a
drink which they readily accepted. Brendan then came through and introduced
himself. "So, what is it exactly you'd like?"

The two lads looked at each other. "Well" Tom replied, "We'd like a
standard photograph of the two of us first of all so perhaps we could do
that before we discuss our other requirement".

Brendan smiled wondering what the other requirement involved. He first got
them to take up different poses sitting, standing and kissing each
other. He also got them to lay down on a platform he'd set up and with one
nestled in the other's arms. When he'd finished he uploaded the shots onto
his computer and showed them the results.

"They're brilliant" Dane exclaimed, "especially those lying down". There
was then a pause as the two guys looked at each other again as if trying to
decide how to say what they wanted. Brendan and Walter sat and waited.

"Was there something else you wanted?" Brendan eventually asked.

"Well, yes" Tom replied, "but...it's a bit embarrassing and if you can't
then we'll fully understand".

"Try us" Brendan grinned, "We don't mind what you want so just say".

"We'd like to have some shots taken with us both naked; would that be
possible?"

"Of course" Walter replied feeling a stirring in his loins, "We've done
plenty of naked shoots haven't we Brendan".

Brendan smiled and put on screen some of the shots he'd done of Walter by
the lake and those he'd done of him and Josh.

"Wow, they're brilliant" both guys exclaimed.

"If you guys would like to strip off then we'll get started" Brendan said
in a matter of fact way as if this was perfectly normal work for them. The
two guys looked at each other and grinned before stripping off their
clothes. Once naked, Brendan suggested a pose to adopt which had one lying
across the other. He then told them to make love whilst he photographed. It
didn't take much encouragement for both guys to start kissing and loving
each other and they soon formed erections but neither seemed bothered by
this time. When Brendan decided he'd got sufficient shots he stopped
them. He had a feeling they'd be having a full on session of sex if he
didn't, not that he and Walter minded but they might.

He again uploaded the shots onto the computer and the two guys looked at
them getting very excited.

"We want to use them on a gay website that accepts erotic pictures" Dane
explained "but what've we've produced so far wasn't good enough quality".

"Fine, you can use them how you like; it's your bodies on show" Brendan
grinned.

"Would you be willing to take some full frontals with us like this?" Tom
then asked indicating his erection.

"Sure, whatever you want" Brendan replied smiling. Tom and Dane grinned at
each other and nodded so each of them posed full frontal showing off a full
erection. When they saw those on screen, they became really excited. Walter
could already feel his own arousal inside his trousers and from what he
could see, Brendan had the same. He also noticed that both guys were still
rock hard as they looked on.

"Have you ever done any porn films?" Dane suddenly blurted out.

Brendan and Walter looked at him before answering. "No, but that's not to
say we wouldn't if you were interested in doing one".

Dane looked at Tom and they grinned. "We've always fancied doing one and
putting it on the same website" Dane explained, "Would you be willing to
film us having sex?"

"Sure, provided you're willing to pay; it would cost more than photographs
you know" Brendan replied having an eye to making money. Tom said money was
not a problem and that they wanted a good quality product.

"We've got several scenes we'd like to play out if you're willing and we'd
like to do some out in the open if you know somewhere we could do it".

Walter looked at Brendan and smiled. "Yeah, we could organise somewhere I
think".

Both guys said that'd be brilliant so it was agreed they'd come another day
to do the first one in the studio. Brendan said he'd get a thin mattress
for the platform to make it more comfortable.

"Oh, just one other thing" Tom then announced, "We don't use condoms so it
would be bareback sex; is that okay?"

Brendan said that was fine. "To be honest, we're the same" he grinned.

"Fucking brilliant can't wait" Dane said excitedly and gave his organ a
long hard stroke.

"If it goes well" Tom added, "we may have some friends who want to do the
same" he grinned.


After they'd gone, Brendan and Walter sat down and looked at the
photographs they'd taken. The lads had chosen which they wanted so Brendan
said he'd tidy them up and put them onto a memory stick and print off the
ones they'd selected. It seemed they lived in their own place and wanted to
adorn their walls with naked photographs of themselves plus the clothed
portraits.

"If we do much of this kind of work I'm gonna have to wear something
different because I'm rock hard" Walter laughed. Brendan agreed and had a
feel since he too was fully aroused. Within minutes, they'd undressed and
were sucking each other off on the platform where Tom and Dane had
performed. "We must have a supply of lube in here I think" Walter grinned
in between sucks but for now all he wanted to do was taste his lover.


They'd decided to hold the house warming party on the Saturday lunchtime so
Walter spent most of Friday and the Saturday morning preparing the food. He
wanted to cook as much as he could rather than just buy everything. Brendan
helped him and Walter was pleasantly surprised at how competent he actually
was when it came to culinary matters. He was nowhere near as useless as
Jeremy had made out. So far the only thing he'd found Brendan had no idea
about was how to operate a washing machine or use an iron but he was a
willing learner and enjoyed being taught these things by his lover.

"Okay, that's it" Walter sighed when he'd finished the final canapés.

"They look wonderful my love; you're such a clever poof" Brendan giggled
and gave Walter a big wet sloppy kiss.

"I just hope there's enough for the number we've invited" Walter pondered
as he counted yet again each item he'd made.

 "There's only seven of us my love; there's plenty; now come and get
yourself ready otherwise you'll be in your birthday suit when they arrive".

Walter giggled. He doubted any of those coming would be that bothered if he
was but he ran upstairs to change into his finery. He so enjoyed wearing
the beautiful clothes Brendan had bought him. His biggest problem was what
to wear with what but Brendan was good at knowing what went with what so he
generally took his advice. Having been so used to only having a few items
of clothing it had never been a problem so far in his life and most of the
time he had been required to wear what he'd been told by his employer.


"Robin's here" Brendan called.

"Just coming" Walter yelled down as he checked himself in the
mirror. "Yeah, you look gorgeous" he giggled to himself before running
downstairs to welcome Robin from next door.

"Oh dear, am I the first?" Robin said seeing the living room empty. Brendan
said the others would be arriving shortly so it was fine. "As a matter of
fact, I wanted to ask you if you'd be interested in doing some photography
work for my company; we're redoing our catalogue and need people and
products photographed".

Brendan said they'd be delighted to take on such a commission so arranged
for Robin to come round the following week to discuss the job. "What
business are you in?"

"We are a men's clothing distributor; anything from sexy underwear to suits
which we source from around the world and then supply retailers. We buy in
bulk so can compete with the large retailers who have their own buyers."

"Wow, sounds impressive" Walter grinned.

"It's a nightmare at times but I enjoy it; especially when I have to select
gorgeous guys for modelling the items."

"Who's done your photographic work in the past?" Brendan asked. Robin
explained that he'd used the same company for several years but they'd put
their prices up so much that he could no longer afford them so he was
looking for a new photographer.

"If we can agree a good price then there'll be plenty of ongoing work for
you" Robin said, "And from what I've seen so far I like your work".

Brendan looked enquiringly since he wondered what work he'd seen to make
that assessment.

"The photographs on the walls in your studio" Robin grinned, "I take it all
those are yours".

Brendan laughed and said they certainly were. He'd forgotten they'd hung
various items in the studio to make the space look more interesting.


 A few minutes later the four guys from Readen Hall arrived. Robert had
driven them in the Rolls which would make the neighbours sit up when they
saw that parked outside. Brendan introduced everyone to Robin and noticed
Jeremy's eyes light up when he shook Robin's hand. Hunter followed Walter
into the kitchen to offer help but Walter said everything was organised.

"So I can see" Hunter grinned moving up in front of Walter to kiss him. "So
how's your new life going? Is everything okay?"

"Brilliant; he's such a kind, loving guy; I still can't really believe he's
chosen me". Hunter took him into his arms and said he was pleased to hear
that. "How are things back at the hall?"

Hunter smiled and nodded. "Yes, okay; Josh is settling well into his new
role but we all miss you". Walter felt a twinge of sadness shoot through
him. He'd so loved working at the hall and the guys he'd worked with but he
also loved Brendan and his new life. "Anyhow, I'm so glad everything is
working out okay and you look very happy."

"Thanks; I shall never forget you guys; you know that don't you" Walter
said as a tear started forming in his eyes.

"Are you guys going to stay in here all day?" Brendan laughed peering into
the kitchen. Walter grinned and rushed up to him.

"Sorry my love; just catching up on things"

"Is he telling you all the bad things about me Hunter?" Brendan laughed.

"Yes, but from what I've heard he can kick you into shape" Hunter laughed.

"Mm, he can kick me into shape anytime" Brendan giggled as he pulled his
lover into his arms and kissed him passionately whilst Hunter looked on
smiling to himself. It was good to see Walter so happy and that he really
was loved by Brendan.


"Tim's here" Walter announced when the door bell rang.

"Hello darling; how's my gorgeous client" Tim laughed as he walked in and
took Walter into his arms before giving him a hard kiss on the lips. Walter
slapped his backside and told him to behave himself which only encouraged
Tim even more but both guys knew he was only playing around. He then
sashayed into the living room and everyone looked round. Tim always had
this effect on people when he entered a room.

"Hello darlings, I'm Tim" he announced before Brendan or Walter could
introduce him.

"Tim is an interior designer and helped us with Beech House" Brendan
announced before introducing everyone.


The party went well and as it progressed, Walter noticed that Jeremy and
Robin seemed to become very friendly. He also overheard Jeremy arrange for
Robin to visit Readen Hall and could see they fancied each other. Finally
everyone left leaving Walter and Brendan alone.

"That went well don't you think" Brendan said as he watched Walter collect
up empty glasses and plates. Walter nodded and grinned.

"Yep, I think everyone enjoyed themselves and they all loved the house".

"Are you okay my love?" Brendan asked and took Walter into his arms. "Do
you wish you were still living with the guys at Readen Hall?" he asked
knowing that Walter had loved the place and he still worried that he might
be pulled back there; in fact it was his worst nightmare.

"I'm fine" Walter smiled, "and no I don't wish I was still living with
them; why should I when I've got a gorgeous, kind, generous guy who I love
with all my heart".

"Oh god; I love you so much" Brendan exclaimed. Tears of joy were pouring
down his face, his heart was racing and over spilling with love. "Come on,
leave this; I want to take you to bed and show you how much I love you".

Walter grinned and let his lover lead him by the hand upstairs. Once there
he just stood and let Brendan seductively undress him kissing each bit of
naked flesh as it was uncovered. When he was naked, Brendan gently lay him
on the bed, hastily removed his own clothes and then commenced licking and
kissing every part of him working from his feet up to his lips. By the time
he'd reached those, their erections were bouncing up and down with
excitement. Walter lifted his arms and grabbed hold of the headboard behind
him leaving his naked body for his lover to do whatever he wanted. Each
kiss was passionate and their tongues fought with each other as they did
so. Walter could feel their erections rubbing against each other and he had
to work hard to hold back his climax. He wanted this to last for a long
time.

Without saying anything, Brendan reached for the bottle of lube, prepared
himself and then slicked Walter's long hard organ before lifting his body
over it. As he looked into his lover's eyes he slowly sank down on the long
thick shaft letting it slip inside him. Walter held on tightly to the bed
head. He could feel his shaft slowly filling Brendan up and it felt just
wonderful. Brendan slowly rode him up and down as he gently massaged his
own hard organ. He too wanted this to last.

After several minutes of riding him, Brendan lifted himself off and opened
Walter's legs wide apart. He then lifted them up over Walter's chest and
guided his rampant organ into him having dribbled some lube over the
puckered entrance. Walter groaned and moaned with pleasure as the hard
organ breached him and slowly filled him up.

"Mm, fuck, that feels so good" he groaned. Brendan smiled and increased the
pace of his thrusts until he was slamming in and out. He knew Walter loved
this and could take it. As he did so, he continued to massage Walter's
excited organ which was now dribbling pre-cum.

After several more minutes of thrusting in and out, Brendan gasped as his
climax reached its peak.

"Oh fuck, fuck, yes, yes" he yelled at the top of his voice. Suddenly his
whole body shook as his seed erupted. As he filled Walter up, he increased
the speed of his massage and soon Walter was spewing his seed all over his
chest. Wave after wave of creamy cum shot out; it never ceased to amaze
Brendan the volume that his lover produced every time. It looked just
beautiful.

Finally both bodies calmed and they grinned at each other. Brendan leaned
forward and took Walter's head into his hands to kiss him.

"That was fucking beautiful" he grinned when the kiss had finally ended,
"Thank you for making me such a happy man".

Walter nodded unable to speak. He was too choked with emotion to do
so. "And you me" he eventually managed to say before pulling Brendan into
another passionate kiss. He so hoped they'd always love each other like
this since he couldn't bear to be without this wonderful guy now. "You will
always love me won't you" he said more to himself than out loud.

Brendan took Walter's face into his hands and looked into his eyes. "Of
course I will, why do you ask; I love you and always will; nothing will
ever stop me from doing so; you've got me for life my love whether you like
it or not" he added with a giggle. Walter smiled and mouthed 'thank you'
before letting the guy he loved kiss him yet again. Life was so perfect and
he couldn't believe things had worked out like this.


"Let's have a soak in the Jacuzzi; I want to continue holding you and
making love to you" Brendan giggled after a while of kissing. Walter
chuckled but he liked that idea so they climbed off the bed and walked into
the bathroom. Soon the bath was ready so Brendan climbed in and Walter sat
between his legs. Both were still aroused so he could feel Brendan's
hardness pressing against his back. Brendan took hold of his which was
bobbing up and down in the water and gently massaged it. He then pressed
the button to start the Jacuzzi. The bubbles bathed their nakedness and it
felt wonderful. Walter leant back onto Brendan's shoulders and turned his
head so they could kiss some more. Both felt so happy and relaxed. Nothing
could upset how they felt for each other.

Walter was just enjoying the afterglow of being brought off to another
climax and watching his cum float away, when they heard Brendan's mobile
phone ringing in the bedroom.

"Fuck, who's that I wonder" Brendan exclaimed not wanting to move.

"You want me to get it?"

"No, let it ring; whoever it is can leave a message; I've got more
important things to occupy me" he giggled as he wrapped his arms round the
naked man sitting between his legs.


Eventually they climbed out and dried off before walking naked into their
bedroom. Brendan picked up his phone and saw the missed call had been from
Maureen, his stepmother. "What the hell does she want?" he muttered to
himself as he pressed the button to retrieve the message she'd left.

"Oh Brendan, I'm sorry to bother you but your father is asking to see you
again; he's upset that you haven't come following Trevor's call last week;
could you call me please."

Brendan cursed. "What does the fucking bastard want with me" he shouted.

Walter took him into his arms to try and calm him down. "Why not call her
back and ask her my love".

Brendan nodded. He knew he'd have to go and see the man despite not wanting
to do so. "Why does he have to spoil everything? For once in my life I'm
feeling so happy but the bastard always has to ruin what's been a lovely
day."

Walter kissed him and held him in his arms. He knew how his lover felt when
it came to family and from what he'd heard of the man, Brendan's father was
far worse than his had ever been. All he could do was support him and make
him feel wanted.

Brendan slipped on his briefs and sat on the bed before picking up his
phone to return Maureen's call. Walter decided to sit beside him just in
case he needed more comfort.

"Hi Maureen, it's Brendan; what does he want with me?"

"He's not a well man Brendan; he's had two minor heart attacks and the way
he's going he's leading up to another but he keeps saying he wants to see
you; when I ask why he just shouts at me so I have no idea why I'm afraid;
could you come, please".

Although Brendan had no real love for his stepmother since she'd done
nothing to make his life any easier when he'd lived at home, he did feel
for her and realised that his father treated her just as badly as he'd
treated his only son. "Okay; I need to come and collect the remainder of my
things so I'll come tomorrow" he replied. "Oh by the way, I shall be
bringing my partner with me but we won't be staying".

Maureen gave a sigh of relief and said she looked forward to seeing
them. She was on the point of inviting them to stay for lunch but decided
against it since she doubted Brendan would want to stay longer than
absolutely necessary knowing his father. Why she'd been persuaded to marry
the man was a question she asked constantly but she was stuck now so had to
put up with it.

"I'm sorry my love" Brendan said as soon as he'd ended the call, "I'll have
to go and I'd like you to come with me if you would".

Walter said of course he'd accompany him; besides, he was intrigued to see
his lover's home and to meet the man who'd clearly made his life such a
misery.


3.

Walter could sense that Brendan was feeling tense as they drove to the
estate near Worcester where his father lived. When he drove along the
winding drive towards the house and it came into view he gasped.

"Wow, some house; how big is it?"

Brendan looked up having been pulled out of his thoughts. "Twenty bedrooms
and four reception rooms although most of the house is shut off since only
my step mother, my father and his man servant live there now."

Walter parked the car outside the front door and for a moment they just sat
there. He placed a hand on his lover's knee and patted it. "It's okay, I'll
be beside you".

Brendan turned and smiled. "Thanks my love; come on then, let's get it
over".

They rang the bell beside the large front door and heard it ring inside. It
seemed ages before an old guy eventually opened it. He glared at both of
them and Brendan walked briskly past him without saying anything with
Walter quickly following on behind. It was later that Walter realised this
was the man who'd shopped Brendan over the matter of the young gardener
he'd taken to his bed which resulted in his father banishing him from the
house.

The man servant said nothing and disappeared from wherever he'd appeared
but as he did so, Maureen, Brendan's step mother appeared. She at least
seemed pleased to see them and welcomed both of them with a smile and a
quick kiss on the cheek.

"Your father is in the living room" she said leading them into the large
room at the back of the house.

"Why didn't you come last week as I instructed?" his father shouted across
the room as soon as he saw his son enter. Walter was stunned at the
outburst for a moment but Brendan continued walking up to his father who
was sitting in an armchair beside the fireplace. He looked thinner than
he'd last seen him and clearly not well but Brendan wasn't going to ask how
he was with that introduction.

"I'm not your dog that comes running at the slightest call" Brendan barked
back, "Besides, I was busy last week; what do you want to see me about?"

Walter moved up to where his partner was now standing just a few feet away
from the man who was glaring at both of them.

"And who the hell is this pathetic creature?" his father shouted. Again
Walter was stunned at the anger shown and involuntarily stepped
back. Brendan stepped forward and almost shouted into his father's face.

"Firstly he's not a pathetic creature you ignorant bugger and secondly he's
my partner so I asked him to accompany me."

For a moment his father was taken aback at the sudden show of anger from
his son who'd always previously cowed down to whatever his demands had
been. "What do you mean partner? Partner in what?" he eventually responded
with a similar level of anger in his voice.

"I always knew you were stupid but hadn't realised you were a completely
ignorant bastard. Can you not work it out?" Brendan shouted shaking his
head in disbelief. His father just looked and said nothing. "We are in love
and we live together". Brendan finally added with a contemptuous look on
his face.

"Well get out now; I don't want perverts in my house" he shouted at Walter
who stood looking stunned.

"Don't you dare talk to my partner like that you homophobic bastard"
Brendan shouted moving even nearer to his father and pointing his finger
into his face.

"It's okay Brendan, I'll leave" Walter whispered tearfully and turned
towards the door. Brendan took hold of his arm and pulled him into a hug.

"No my love, I'd like you to stay and hear what this ignorant bastard has
to say to me". Walter felt his lover's heart racing and saw the pain in his
eyes. He knew he couldn't leave him to face this vile man alone so he
nodded.

"So, why did you want to see me?" Brendan barked at his father who'd looked
on with disgust at the display of affection between the two men.

"I thought perhaps you'd have come to your senses by now" he replied with a
sneer.

Brendan laughed mockingly. "Are you so stupid that you think someone wakes
up one morning and decides 'let's be gay today' and then another day 'I'll
be straight again'; I am what I am and since you're my father you are
partly to blame". His father looked at him with disgust but had no response
to that. "For the first time in my life I've found someone who loves me and
who I love" he continued, "You don't know the meaning of the word love; you
never loved my mother, you certainly never loved me and I doubt you've ever
shown any love towards Maureen. In fact you hate everyone and everyone
hates you including your only son."

"How dare you. Get out of my house; get out right now" his father shouted
waving his hand and sending crockery that was on a side table nearby flying
onto the floor and smashing into pieces. His face was also bright red and
looked as if he was going to expire any moment.

"Calm down dear" Maureen said rushing forward from the other side of the
room where she'd witnessed what had taken place, "You know what the doctor
said; if you keep on shouting and getting angry with everyone you'll have
another heart attack which could kill you".

"Oh shut up you stupid woman; I'm tired of your continual winging; get out,
I'm sick of seeing you" he shouted at her. Maureen was shocked and burst
into tears. She knew he was a difficult man, always had been but he was now
virtually impossible to deal with. She ran out of the room without saying
anything.

"You really are a fucking racist, homophobic bigot aren't you; it's not
surprising everyone hates you" Brendan said as he placed an arm round his
lover who still had tears running down his face.

"And you're a pervert who has no sense of duty towards his father who's in
ill health and possibly dying".

Brendan turned round and laughed in his face. "No sense of duty? Don't make
me laugh; you never showed any towards me or my mother when she was alive,
in fact you never even attended her funeral so I certainly don't care a
toss about you, in fact the sooner you go the better."

Brendan was now shaking with rage as Walter led him out of the room and
although his father couldn't see, tears were streaming down his
face. Having slammed the thick oak door behind them, they paused in the
hallway.

"I'm so sorry my love; I'd no idea he'd be as bad as that; are you okay?"

Walter nodded and pulled his lover into a big hug and a kiss. "Yes, I'm
fine; how about you?"

Brendan nodded and led them into a smaller lounge at the front of the house
where Maureen was sitting still crying.

"I'm so sorry Maureen" Brendan said trying to comfort her.

"It's okay Brendan, I know what he's like but I hadn't realised he hated me
like everyone else; you're quite right of course, he hasn't an ounce of
love in his body and he's never shown any towards me; I was the biggest
fool allowing myself to be bamboozled into living with him."

"Why do you stay with him?" Brendan asked, "Why not just leave him to stew
in his own juice?"

"He needs someone to look after him"

"I know that old fool he employs as his manservant is useless but he can
afford to pay a housekeeper"

"I would leave him if I had the money"

Brendan pondered for a moment as he sat down beside her. "Has he explained
to you the legal situation with regards to the house and the estate?"
Maureen shook her head. Her husband had never mentioned anything about
that. Brendan then explained that the estate used to belong to his maternal
grandfather and when he died it passed to his son and daughter, the latter
being Brendan's mother. Brendan's uncle never married so had no children;
in fact he was thought to be gay, so he arranged for the whole estate and
house to be put into a trust on his death since the title died with him as
he had no male heir. Soon after the trust had been set up Brendan's mother
married his father so when his uncle died, the trust gave her and her
husband life tenancy of the house as well as a considerable sum to Brendan
when he reached the age of twenty five.

"So, strictly speaking I own the house and the estate and when my bigot of
a father dies I take complete control. All that will come to you Maureen is
his personal wealth but nothing that is connected to the estate or this
house."

Maureen went white. She'd no idea that if Brendan's father died she'd be
homeless and she had no idea how much money he had since he always handled
all the financial affairs. Seeing her concern, Brendan patted her
hand. "But don't worry Maureen, I'll make sure you have sufficient income
to live on and have a sum to buy a home of your own. Do you have any idea
where you'd like to go?"

Maureen thought for a moment somewhat relieved that at least Brendan was a
decent man. "I've always fancied going to the south coast, perhaps
Bournemouth".

"Then why not take a trip down there and see what you can find. Once you
find what you want, let me know and I'll arrange for funds to be released
from the estate; even though he's still alive he has no control whatsoever
on the estate or this house since he's only a tenant so cant' do anything
to stop you."

Maureen gave a sigh of relief. She knew after today's outburst that she
could no longer continue living with the man and the way things were going
she expected him to have a major heart attack any minute which would kill
him off according to the doctors. "Thank you Brendan, you're very kind".

Brendan smiled at her and stood up. "Come on Walter, let's fetch the
remaining things from my room and get out of here". He then led Walter up
the grand staircase to a room at the back of the house. It smelt musty as
soon as they walked in since nobody had been in there since Brendan had
left several months before. Every surface was also thick with dust. Sitting
on the floor were several boxes of personal items that Brendan had packed
up before he'd left. He then pulled out of the wardrobe the remaining
clothes he wished to take leaving those he didn't want. Within half an hour
they'd packed everything into the car and were on their way having said
goodbye to Maureen who was still sitting in a dazed state in the smaller
lounge. There was no sign of the old manservant who was keeping a low
profile.

The journey home was spent in silence with Brendan thinking through what
had taken place. What worried him most was how Walter felt about
things. He'd seen the look of horror at the shouting match that had gone on
between him and his father and wondered whether Walter was now having
second thoughts about living with a man who was capable of treating his
father that way. He knew he'd lost his temper and that years of anger had
spilled over. Walter said nothing and nor did he as they made the journey
home. It was well past lunchtime but neither had suggested stopping
somewhere. All he wanted to do was get home and take the man he loved with
all his heart into his arms and give him some tender love and care.

As soon as they reached home and had unloaded the car, Brendan did just
that. He took Walter into his arms and hugged him tight. "I'm so very sorry
my love; I should never have submitted you to that; will you forgive me?"

Walter looked into his face frowning. "It wasn't your fault my love; from
what I saw he's an evil man so anyone would have reacted as you did;
there's nothing to forgive."

"I want you to know that I'd never ever shout at you or treat you like that
my love, never; you do believe me don't you because if you left me now I
don't know what I'd do."

By now both had tears pouring down their faces and hugged each other
tight. "I know and of course I don't want to leave you; I love you. To be
honest I thought my father was a bastard but compared to that man he's a
saint; how you managed to live with him for so many years beats me; you
deserve a medal my love."

Brendan grinned and kissed him passionately. He so loved this man and would
do anything for him. "Lets' leave this stuff and go upstairs; I want to
have long passionate love with you."

Walter giggled and pulled him into another kiss. Already he was feeling
aroused and couldn't wait to get his lover naked and in bed. "I sometimes
wonder with men like that how they ever managed to have children; it
certainly can't have been as a result of tender love could it; what do you
think your mother saw in him?"

It was a question Brendan had pondered on numerous occasions but from what
his mother had told him even as a child and from what he knew had happened
with Maureen, his father was very persuasive and got what he wanted; the
only difference on this occasion is that he didn't and his son had stood up
to him.


For the next two hours they lay in each other's arms kissing and
caressing. Both needed to feel the other close to them. They chatted some
more and Walter tried to understand the difficult life Brendan had endured
after his mother had died when he was thirteen. Up to then he'd led a happy
life despite his father's lack of love towards him but his mother had
provided enough for both of them. From thereon, just when a son needed a
father even more to help him through the difficult years of growing up, he
felt so alone.

"Did your father really not attend your mother's funeral?"

"No" Brendan replied and felt tears in his eyes. Even now he still missed
his mother.

"Why?" Walter asked trying to understand why a husband wouldn't attend his
wife's funeral.

"Said he was too busy and what was the point"

Walter was shocked and hugged the beautiful guy beside him even tighter.


Eventually both were feeling hungry since they'd missed lunch and it was
now late afternoon. They quickly got dressed and went downstairs. Whilst
Walter prepared their evening meal, Brendan unpacked the things they'd
brought back. Amongst them was a painting which he'd always loved.

"It's beautiful" Walter said as he admired the water colour, "Who did it?"

"My mother; she loved painting and did this one when I was six; see, that's
me in the foreground playing in the garden."

Walter moved closer and looked at the happy little boy playing on the
grass. He then recognised the garden which he'd seen from the window of
Brendan's bedroom. "Let's hang it in the living room; it's a beautiful
painting and should take pride of place".

"Are you sure?" Brendan asked somewhat surprised that Walter would want to
have such a picture on display.

"Of course; assuming you'd like to; I feel I almost know your mother from
the way she's painted you playing happily in the foreground."

Brendan took his lover into his arms and hugged him tight before giving him
a passionate kiss. "What have I done to deserve such a wonderful guy as
you; I'm so happy and I'm damned if I'm going to let that bastard ruin my
life anymore so yes I'd love to have the picture in the living room to
remind me of my early life when I was as happy as I am now."

With that decided Walter stopped what he was doing in the kitchen, pulled
out a hammer and a picture hook and took the picture into the living
room. Within minutes they'd decided where to hang it and had done so. It
looked perfect.


"I think I'd better call Trevor and arrange to meet him to discuss estate
matters" Brendan said whilst they ate their meal, "I feel I've let things
fall by the wayside since I left home and I don't trust my father".

"From what you've said he doesn't have any claim or control of the estate,
does he?"

Brendan smiled. "No he doesn't but my father is just as likely to push his
nose in and he can be very persuasive so I want to pre-empt him. Walter
agreed so immediately after their meal Brendan called Trevor even though it
was a Sunday evening. When he came off the phone he was looking angry again
and Walter rushed to his side to console him.

"Just as well I called Trevor; my bastard father called him immediately
after we'd left and said that I had relinquished all control of the estate
and that Trevor was now to put everything through him. I'm going to the
estate to have a meeting with Trevor tomorrow; would you mind driving me or
shall I take the train?"

Walter said of course he'd drive him and in any event he was interested in
meeting Trevor and finding out more about Brendan's estate.

"Fortunately Trevor knows the legal situation so he didn't believe what my
father had told him so had no intention of consulting him but it seems I've
got to get my solicitor to send a very strong letter to him to tell him to
keep his nose out of things; the bastard just won't lie down."

Walter caressed Brendan's back and told him to calm down. "Don't let him
rile you; that's what he wants; that's what my father used to do with me
and like an idiot I let him do it; what you need to do is play him at his
own game".

Brendan nodded. Walter was right; he shouldn't allow the bastard to get
under his skin.


4.

First thing on the Monday morning they were once again driving to the
estate near Worcester. Walter had a feeling he was going to be doing this
journey a lot from now on but he didn't mind. It was on the right side of
Worcester for them so was only about an hour and a quarter by car provided
the motorway was flowing well. This time they drove past the entrance to
the large house and down another narrow road that led to the estate office
where Trevor worked and lived. He was a guy in his mid forties and clearly
liked Brendan by the way they hugged and shook hands. Brendan introduced
Walter who was welcomed and accepted without any sign of
disapproval. Walter was so pleased that at least Brendan had someone at the
estate who accepted his lifestyle.

"I knew he was lying as soon as he tried to convince me that you'd given
him complete control" Trevor said once they'd sat down to discuss matters,
"since I knew you would have spoken to me before doing anything like that."

"Don't trust the guy or believe anything he says; in fact just ignore him"
Brendan replied.

"Don't you worry Brendan; to be honest I hate the guy and don't trust him
as far as I could throw him; I'm just so sorry that he's your father."

"As far as I'm concerned he's no longer a member of my family and I have no
intention of ever seeing him or speaking to him again; in fact I'm going to
see whether there is any way of getting him out of the house but that may
be difficult."

"The way he's going I don't think he'll be with us much longer in any
event" Trevor replied, "When I said I'd need to speak to you before I could
accept what he was saying he went mad, shouting and swearing at me so if he
goes on like that he's on his way to another heart attack soon which from
what I hear will kill him."

Brendan nodded and was tempted to say 'Sooner the better' but thought
better of it.

Over the next hour they discussed various issues in connection with the
estate and Brendan approved several changes Trevor wanted to make to
improve things. Walter made notes as they did so and acted as the
secretary. It made him feel useful and it was a natural thing for him to
do. Afterwards Trevor drove the pair round the estate to look at various
things. Walter felt like the grand owner of an estate as he walked along
side his partner and various employees they met acknowledged them as the
boss.

By the time they returned to the estate office it was almost lunchtime so
Brendan invited Trevor to join him and Walter for a bite to eat at the
local hostelry. The three enjoyed each other's company and by the time they
made the journey home they felt so much happier than the day
before. Brendan agreed that he'd visit once a week to keep up with things
and maintain contact in between. Even though he never intended living in
the main house ever again because of past memories, he loved the estate.


Later that week they undertook interviews for a cleaner. Walter had placed
an advert in the local paper and they had selected three people to see. Two
were female and one was an eighteen year old. The two females were older
women and it was very clear from the first one they saw that she didn't
approve of two men living together so she was quickly despatched. The
second woman was more like a mother and although she was accepting of their
lifestyle they weren't sure they could put up with her mothering
instinct. She seemed to think that two men were not able to manage the
usual things when it came to household matters despite being told that they
looked after themselves.

The eighteen year old was a guy called Thomas. He was delightful and both
Brendan and Walter took to him immediately. He had limited experience of
work but he seemed very keen and was prepared to do anything. He lived at
home in the next village and planned to cycle to them each week. The more
they questioned him on his home life the clearer it became that he was not
happy and Brendan wanted to know more.

"Are you able to talk about why you're unhappy at home Thomas?" Brendan
asked. Thomas lowered his head to look at his hands for a moment before
answering.

"You've made it clear that you two guys live together and asked whether I
was comfortable with that" Thomas eventually replied. "As I said I have no
problems with that and I assume you are both gay; am I correct?"

Brendan smiled and confirmed that they were. "Are you gay Thomas?" he asked
having guessed what the problem could be at home. Thomas nodded without
saying anything. "And do I take it that your parents don't know about your
sexuality?"

Thomas nodded again and then quickly added "Well, I'm fairly sure my mum
knows from what's she said but my dad doesn't and nor does my older
brother".

"And how do you think they'll react if they find out?"

Thomas suddenly held his head in his hands and burst into tears. Walter
immediately rushed over to sit beside him and placed an arm round him to
console him. "It's okay; we both know what it's like to have fathers who
don't accept our sexuality".

Thomas looked up at Walter. "My dad and my brother would kill me if they
ever found out but I can't go on much longer living a lie; it's killing
me."

Walter hugged him and looked at Brendan. This scenario seemed never
ending. "Why can't family just fucking accept who we are?" he shouted
angrily. Thomas looked up startled at the intensity of Walter's remarks but
felt at last he was with guys who understood. So far he'd felt so alone and
not found anyone to talk to about his predicament. Even his best friend
made caustic comments about gays so he hadn't dared indicate he was one.

"Have you thought about leaving home?" Brendan asked moving nearer to where
Thomas was sitting. Thomas looked at Brendan and said he'd often thought of
doing so but without regular work in no way could he afford to rent
somewhere and support himself.

"I hated school because I was always being bullied; I think even then I
knew I was gay but never accepted I was; other boys were always making
comments and pushing me around so I left having no qualifications and
nothing to offer."

Walter felt sorry for him and wanted to help in some way but the question
was how. "Do you have any practical skills?" he asked Thomas trying to see
if there was anything else he could do to earn a living. Thomas thought for
a moment and then said he was good with his hands and frequently did
maintenance jobs at home and for other people.

"Have you thought about setting yourself up as a maintenance man offering
to do small jobs that bigger companies aren't interested in doing? I'm sure
there'd be a market in the local villages around here" Brendan said. Thomas
again thought for a moment before answering.

"I'd love to but I'd need to buy tools, a small van of some kind and find
somewhere to live and operate from; I just don't have that kind of money
and I know my dad wouldn't help me."

"If you had the money and somewhere to live would you be interested in
doing that?"

"Yeah, of course but how; a few cleaning jobs are not going to make
sufficient money for that outlay; my parents don't even know I've applied
for your job let alone planning to do any others".

"And do you have a driving licence to drive a small van?"

Thomas said he did and frequently drove his father's car. Brendan moved his
chair nearer and took hold of Thomas's hands. "I'd like to help you Thomas
if I can". He then detailed what he had in mind which included finding a
farm cottage somewhere to rent nearby, and he already had an idea about
that since he happened to know that Jeremy at Readen Hall had such a
cottage that was currently available but needed work done on it. "I'd loan
you the money to buy what tools you needed and find you a small van to
use. Walter would I'm sure help you advertise your services and give
whatever assistance you needed with regards to managing your small
business, wouldn't you my love". Walter nodded vigorously. He liked Thomas
and was willing to give him whatever help he needed.

"In return" Brendan continued, "you would come here once a week and do our
cleaning so you'd need to keep one day a week free to do that otherwise
you'd be free to do maintenance work as required. I also know Lord Readen
at Readen Hall who I'm sure will know of people who could use your
services. Once your workload has increased to such an extent that you can't
meet our cleaning obligation we'll come to some other arrangement so
basically I will give you an interest free loan in return for your cleaning
services and you pay back the loan over a longer term."

Thomas looked at Brendan dumbfounded. He couldn't believe that a total
stranger was willing to do this for him. "I don't know what to say; I can't
understand why you'd want to do this for me" was all he could say.

"Simple" Brendan smiled, "Both Walter and I know what you're going through,
we've both been through it and my father threw me out of my home when he
found out I was gay; Walter like you decided he couldn't continue living in
denial so left home but once his parents found out they rejected him. I
have the money to help you make a new life for yourself and both Walter and
I would like to help you but go away and think about it if you want and let
us know. In the meantime, we'd like to offer you the cleaning job in any
event, wouldn't we Walter?"

Walter nodded enthusiastically and smiled at his partner.

"So, if you decide you don't want to accept our offer of help then we'll
pay you the rate of pay for the cleaning job and say no more."

Thomas looked at Walter and then at Brendan. He liked the two guys and felt
comfortable with them. He'd often thought of leaving home and trying his
hand at being self employed but didn't have the funds to start off so this
would give him that chance plus he'd have two friends who it seemed would
support him.

"Could I make my decision here and now?" he asked. Brendan nodded waiting
for his response. "In that case I'd like to accept your kind offer so where
do we go from here?"

Walter was overjoyed that Thomas had accepted and immediately hugged him
and gave him a kiss on the cheek. Brendan shook Thomas's hand and also
kissed him on the cheek. Since it was almost lunchtime Walter invited
Thomas to stay for something to eat so they could discuss things in more
detail. Brendan smiled at his lover's enthusiasm but knew he'd be a great
help to Thomas which was why he'd suggested the plan. The money that he
estimated would be needed to set him up was small fry to him even if it was
never repaid and he knew who had a small van that would suit Thomas
perfectly. All he now had to do was speak to Jeremy to see if he'd be
willing to rent Thomas the small cottage that was available on his estate.

Whilst Thomas helped Walter prepare a light lunch, Brendan slipped into the
small room in the studio he used as his study to call Jeremy. Fortunately
he was available so was soon back in the kitchen where the other two were
setting the table for lunch.

"Right, I've spoken to Lord Readen and he'd be delighted to let you rent
the cottage I spoke of but he says it's in need of decoration and a good
clean out since it hasn't been used for a while; however he's sure one or
more of his staff at the hall would be willing to give a helping hand."

Thomas gasped and ran into Brendan's arms to hug him and thank him. As he
did so Brendan looked at Walter and grinned. Walter blew him a silent kiss
and said 'thank you'. He also guessed that Brendan would have told Jeremy
that Thomas was gay and had no doubt offered the services of Josh and
possibly Robert to help make the cottage inhabitable. He knew of the
cottage which had in days gone by been a gate lodge beside the east gate
which was no longer used for regular traffic to the hall.

"If you've got nothing arranged for this afternoon I said we'd drive you
over to have a look at it before you finally decided".

Thomas said he'd love to do that and had nothing on that
afternoon. Besides, this was far more important than anything else in his
life and he didn't care what the cottage was like provided it had a roof on
it. Just the thought of leaving home and sticking two fingers up to his dad
and his brother was worth any amount of work to make it liveable and it
would give him good experience.

Over lunch they listed what tools and equipment Thomas would need for the
kind of work he had in mind and Walter said he'd get prices to calculate
the overall cost. They also discussed how Thomas would manage in the
interim until he found work but Brendan said he knew an interior designer
who'd love to use someone like Thomas to do small decorating jobs and
simple carpentry work which Thomas said he could do. He was certain Tim
would wet himself when he met Thomas and would find him work.


When they'd cleared away the lunch things, Walter drove them to Readen
Hall. It felt odd driving up to the front door and ringing the bell as a
visitor. Hunter opened the door and immediately took Walter into his arms
kissing him and hugging him whilst Thomas looked on somewhat
amazed. Brendan quickly explained that Walter used to live there so he was
well known by everyone.

When Jeremy met Thomas his eyes nearly popped out of his head. The guy was
cute to say the least which was another reason why Brendan had come up with
the idea. Thomas would charm his way into any job just on his cute
appearance. All he hoped was that the guy had the skills he said he had but
Brendan had a shrewd idea he did. Thomas was far from pompous or bigheaded
about his abilities and if anything tended to undersell his skills.


Having given Walter the key to the cottage, Jeremy left the three of them
to go and see it. They all agreed it needed a good clean and redecoration
throughout but that could soon be done. The kitchen and bathroom were more
than satisfactory for what Thomas needed and he loved its setting with
views over the land belonging to Readen Hall. The entrance gate would need
oiling to make it open more easily and a coat of paint in due course but
that could easily be done when he had time. The cottage consisted of a
small living room and kitchen downstairs and a bedroom and bathroom
upstairs. Attached to it there was a brick garage which would house the
small van and any other equipment or materials Thomas would need.

"It's just perfect" Thomas exclaimed as he excitedly ran from room to
room. "Are you really sure you want to do this?" he asked Brendan when he
finally came to a halt.

"Of course so when do you want to start?"

Thomas said he'd love to start as soon as he could, so it was agreed
Brendan and Walter would draw up an agreement for them to sign and Brendan
would speak to Trevor about the small van he knew was available. "Why not
come round to us tomorrow afternoon and we'll finalise things".

"And stay for an evening meal if you like" Walter added glancing at Brendan
to see his reaction. Brendan smiled and nodded. It was great to see his
lover treat their home like that rather than feeling it was Brendan's
alone.


After Thomas had left to go home, Brendan called Trevor about the van. He
was more than happy to let it go since it was surplus to requirements. He
agreed to transfer the ownership into Thomas's name and arrange
insurance. Brendan said they'd drive Thomas over to collect it the
following week by which time everything else would be in place.

The following day Thomas arrived full of beans. He was so excited about his
new venture and his new life. In fact he had to keep pinching himself to
make sure he wasn't dreaming it all. Walter had typed out an agreement and
once Brendan had gone through it with him they both signed it. Walter had
also priced up the items Thomas would need and been in contact with the
supplier Readen Hall used for building materials and got them to give him a
discount. Thomas was speechless and kept looking at Brendan and Walter not
sure what to say or how to thank them. "Thank you so much" was all he could
say as he read through the list of things he would use in his new life.

"Have you told your parents yet?" Walter asked. Thomas shook his head
saying he wanted everything in place before he did so.

"I know my dad; he'll tell me I'm mad and try and persuade me not to do it
so I want everything ready to go so I can just say I'm off".

Walter couldn't blame him and said they could go and purchase all he needed
as soon as he wanted. Brendan told him about the van and that too would be
ready the following week.

"And Josh and Robert have agreed to help with cleaning and decorating the
cottage and I will too" Walter added. Thomas leaned over and kissed him
which did nothing to reduce Walter's aroused state but that would have to
stay hidden.


By the end of the following week they'd collected the small Ford van,
purchased the tools and equipment Thomas had listed and cleaned and
redecorated the cottage. The four guys had thoroughly enjoyed themselves
doing it and the others were impressed with Thomas's skills. He'd even
built some shelving in the garage for his tools and materials using his
carpentry skills. Jeremy had also agreed for new carpets to be laid
throughout since they needed replacing. By the Saturday everything was
complete and Thomas was ready to move in. All he now had to do was announce
to his parents that he was leaving home. He wasn't looking forward to doing
that but knew it had to be done.

It was agreed that he'd tell them that evening and pack his things ready
for Walter to collect him in the van on the Sunday morning. So far the van
had been parked at Brendan and Walter's house since he didn't want his
parents asking awkward questions. He knew it was all underhand but it was
the only way knowing how his father would react.

"You're raving mad" his father shouted once Thomas had dropped his
bombshell, "And where's the money coming from to live on?"

Thomas briefly explained he was setting himself up as a general handyman
and would earn his living that way.

"Well don't come crawling back here once it all goes pear shaped" his
father replied.

"Fucking stupid if you ask me" his brother commented.

"Well, it's my life and I'll do what I want thank you very much" Thomas
retorted. "I didn't expect to get any support from you lot anyhow" he added
as he stormed up to his room to start packing. The only person who'd not
commented was his mother so a while later she went up to see him.

"Is there anything you need?" She asked before telling him she was proud of
him for what he was doing. "I take it you've found someone to help you get
set up have you" she added. Thomas nodded and said a friend who knew Lord
Readen had organised the rental of a cottage and loaned him the money to
start him off. She was impressed and gave him a kiss to wish him good luck
for the future. He agreed to keep in touch but didn't say where he'd be
living since he didn't want his father or his brother sticking their oar
in.

The following morning Walter arrived and they loaded up the van. His father
and brother had gone off to a football match so had not said goodbye. He
kissed his mother and left with little feeling of regret.


5.

"Brendan, your father has had another heart attack" Maureen phoned to say a
few days later, "It was a massive attack this time so he's in hospital and
on life support" she added with little emotion. "The doctors say he won't
recover so they need family permission to switch it off; do you want to see
him and make that decision?"

"No" Brendan replied without any feeling at all, "To be honest Maureen I
don't care a toss so as far as I'm concerned you can tell them to switch it
off but what do you want to do?"

"I'm sorry Brendan but I'm afraid I feel the same as you; he's lost any
love I may have had for him after that last row with you so I'll authorise
them to go ahead. What about the funeral arrangements?"

Brendan said he had no intention of attending his father's funeral since he
couldn't be bothered to attend his mother's; besides, it would be
hypocritical of him to do so since the man had thrown him out. "But I'll
come tomorrow to make the necessary arrangements to save you doing it; I
assume you don't want to." Maureen was grateful for him arranging things
and thanked him for his kindness. "Have you been down to Bournemouth to
look for anywhere yet?" Maureen said she had and in fact was down there
when she received the call that his father had been taken into hospital. It
seemed Simpkins, his manservant, had found him and called the ambulance.

"I've found a small house I like very much but perhaps I'd better wait now
until everything has been sorted out do you think"

"You go ahead and make the offer Maureen; just send me the details and I'll
arrange for the money to be made available; I imagine you want to leave the
house as soon as possible."

She paused for a moment. "Yes, I would like to do so; as much as I like
Ripley Manor there are too many bad memories here". She then paused again
before continuing. "Would you think me heartless if I didn't go to the
funeral either?"

"Of course not Maureen; the man was a complete bastard and doesn't deserve
any respect even when he's dead; I'll tell the funeral director to arrange
a simple cremation with no service; can you think of anyone who'd want to
attend?"

Maureen chuckled. "I can think of plenty who'd like to stick a knife in his
coffin but I doubt any would want to pay their respects apart from the joy
of seeing him finally gone". Brendan laughed. Although he was surprised in
one respect, he realised now that she'd been a victim of his father like
everyone else.


The next morning Walter drove Brendan yet again to Ripley Manor to collect
the documents from Maureen before going to see the Registrar in
Worcester. She seemed very calm and almost relieved that it was all over;
at least she could now move on with Brendan's help.

"I've invited a friend to stay over until after the funeral and then she's
going to help me pack up and take me back to her place in Bournemouth until
the house goes through. My offer has been accepted and it's a short chain
so should go through fairly quickly."

Brendan agreed that was a good plan and in the meantime he'd ask Trevor to
arrange for a security company to keep an eye on the house.

"Also, what's happening about Simpkins?" Maureen asked.

"Do you want him to stay until you finally leave? Brendan replied.

"God no, I can't stand the man; he's a slimy creature"

Brendan laughed. It pleased him to hear that he wasn't the only person who
thought that so he said he'd speak to him when he returned from the
Registrar.


When they returned from having registered the death, Brendan spoke to the
funeral director and told him to handle everything. The guy was somewhat
surprised to hear that no cars or flowers were required and that no family
or friends would be going but said the coffin bearers would attend the
short committal service which could probably take place within the next two
days since it could be done in between other appointments at the
crematorium. Brendan came off the phone feeling no emotion at all. His
father was at last dead and out of his life for good but what he now had to
decide was what he was going to do with the house.

"Would you want to come and live here?" Walter asked.

"I'm in two minds; I love the estate but I vowed never to live in the house
again because of the bad memories despite there being one part of it which
I wouldn't mind living in if it wasn't for the rest of the place."

Walter wanted to know which part that was so Brendan said he'd show him
once they'd spoken to Simpkins. He was so going to enjoy doing that in view
of their past history.

"What did you want...sir?" Simpkins asked with an arrogant tone when he
appeared in the library. Brendan noted that the sir had been added as an
afterthought since the man now realised that his father was no longer the
big white chief.

"Take a seat Simpkins" Brendan replied ignoring the arrogant tone. Simpkins
looked at the chair in front of the large mahogany desk previously used by
his father and eventually condescended to sit upon it. He then glared at
Walter who was sitting alongside Brendan.

"Could I have a look at your house keys please? If I remember correctly you
always carry them round with you." Brendan asked casually.

Simpkins fumbled in his pocket for the large set of keys he always carried
and put them on the desk. Brendan picked them up as if to look through
them. "Your father had a duplicate set which I believe is in his safe but I
don't suppose you've been able to open that" he added with a smirk thinking
he'd got one over Brendan.

"Yes he did and I've removed those" Brendan smiled in reply. "I had the
safe installed before he threw me out so know the combination".

Simpkins sat back now wondering why Brendan wanted his set of keys.

"I'll come straight to the point Simpkins" Brendan continued having noted
that the man had offered no condolences for his loss, not that he wanted
any but it clearly showed the level of disdain he had for Brendan and
Walter. "Now that my father is no longer with us we shan't require your
services so I am terminating your employment here with immediate
effect. Here is a cheque for six months' pay which well and truly
compensates you."

Simpkins glowered at Brendan and then at Walter. If looks could have
killed, they'd both have died there and then. "But..." he stammered, "Your
father assured me that I had a place for life at Ripley Manor. Are you
reneging on his promise?"

Brendan chuckled and leant forward. "My father was not in any position to
make such an assurance. When my mother died the sole ownership of Ripley
Manor and the estate came to me as her son not to my father; he was given a
lifetime tenancy to reside here which included any staff he employed for
that purpose but now he's dead, the tenancy ends as does yours."

"But...he told me he owned the house and had full control of the estate" he
replied angrily.

Brendan again laughed. "Surely during the fifteen years you worked for him
you realised he was a liar, a cheat and a conman; he has never owned or had
full control of the estate; I have even since he threw me out as a result
of your actions".

Simpkins went white having realised he'd been duped all these years. He
also wasn't too sure what actions Brendan referred to since he wasn't aware
that he knew that it was him who'd told his father about the young gardener
in his bed.

"Had you not seen fit to go blabbing to my father about my personal life
which resulted in me being banished from the house that I owned, I might
have felt a bit more amenable towards you Simpkins but since you did and
you have clearly shown your disrespect to both me and my partner I am now
telling you to pack your bags and leave this house immediately. Is that
clear?"

Simpkins nodded not sure what to say or do. "Your father also said he'd
look after me financially should he die before me" he added suddenly
regaining his arrogance.

Brendan again laughed. "Are you as thick headed as my father Simpkins? Let
me spell it out again. He had no right or power to make such promises and
since he's made no mention in his Will of any portion of his personal money
to be given to you, he lied to you as with everything else. You may contact
my solicitor to check that if you like."

Simpkins was now fidgeting in his seat having realised he was done
for. "I'd better call my sister to see if she can put me up then" he
muttered as he stood up.

"Walter, would you mind helping Simpkins pack his things whilst I arrange
for a taxi to take him to his sister in Worcester."

Walter nodded having already been asked by Brendan to accompany Simpkins
since they didn't trust him anymore than Brendan had trusted his
father. Simpkins shuffled out of the room and glared at both Brendan and
Walter as he did so. He then made his way up to his room on the second
floor where Walter watched him pack helping him with heavy items where
necessary. Within the hour he was being bundled into a taxi along with his
personal possessions.

"And good riddance to you" Brendan muttered under his breath as he watched
the man go. "Was I too hard on him do you think?" he asked Walter.

"To some extent but I can understand why my love; the man certainly didn't
like you or me for that matter so he's got his just dessert."

Brendan took Walter into his arms and kissed him. It felt wonderful to show
his love right there in the main hallway without being worried who would
see. "Come on; let me show you the east wing which is my favourite part of
the house."

Brendan led Walter up the wide staircase and round to a doorway off the
main landing on the east side of the house. He unlocked the thick oak door
and went through into another wide corridor. Off this there were five other
rooms all of which had been locked since his mother had died all those
years before. He walked along to a door toward the back of the house and
opened it. The room smelt musty and the furniture was covered with white
sheets. He opened the shutters and let the light in. Walter looked out the
window and saw the very same view of the garden that was in the water
colour they'd recently placed on the wall in their own living room.

"It's beautiful" he gasped, "I can see why you like this part of the house;
was this your mother's room?"

Brendan nodded remembering back to the hours of happiness he'd had sitting
with his mother in this room and in the adjoining room which was her
bedroom. He walked to that door and opened it. That room also smelt musty
so he threw open the shutters and opened a window. The large room had the
same view of the garden. At the other end there was a bathroom which now
looked quite out of date.

"And who used the other rooms in this part of the house?" Walter asked
intrigued to see the rest. Brendan led him along and unlocked another
door. It was similar to his mother's but faced the front of the house. It
too had an adjoining bedroom with its own bathroom. Once inside the rooms
it was if you were in a completely separate house from the main one.

"These were my uncle's rooms before he died so they've not been used since
then."

"But didn't your father use these rooms? Where were his?" Walter asked very
intrigued. Brendan explained that even when his mother was alive they never
slept together. He'd often wondered how he ever came into existence but for
most of his life all he could remember was his mother using her rooms and
his father using a bedroom on the other side of the landing.

"When my mother died I locked these rooms up with instructions that they
were never to be used whilst my father lived here; it was another reason
why he hated me so, if he needed any more reasons."

Walter moved up to him and took him into his arms. He now realised more
than anything how much his lover must have missed his mother having such a
horrible man for a father. He gave him a light kiss on the lips which soon
became a very passionate full on kiss. As if a break was suddenly released,
their hands started to roam all over each other, feeling the flesh beneath
their T shirts and then the hardness that had formed down below. Without
saying anything, Brendan sank down in front of Walter, unfastened his
trousers and released the excited organ. He immediately surrounded it with
his mouth and sucked and licked causing Walter to groan and moan with
pleasure. In no time he'd brought him off to a climax and tasted the
wonderful seed of his lover.

"Beautiful" he grinned once he'd finished draining the thick cock and
Walter had come down from his high. He then led Walter back to his mother's
suite of rooms, pulled off the white sheet covering the sofa and sat down
patting the seat beside him for Walter to join him. "If it wasn't for the
rest of the house, which is far too large for two of us to live in, I'd
seriously consider moving back here; how would you feel about that my
love?"

Walter said he'd love to and put forward ideas of how they could make use
of the main house. "How about an upmarket hotel for example or a country
retreat for gays; I'm sure you could find an organisation who'd be
interested in running it for you".

"For us you mean, because this would be your home as well mine my love"
Brendan grinned, "But it's worth considering if you're really interested in
moving here".

"As long as I'm with you I don't mind where I live"

"Mm, I so love you" Brendan grinned and pulled Walter into another
kiss. "But, I've not shown you the rest; there's more of the east wing to
see yet" he said excitedly as he stood up and pulled Walter to his
side. When they'd covered the sofa over again and locked the doors behind
them, Brendan then led him back down the corridor and through another
door. This led onto a staircase, not as grand as the main one in the large
hallway but impressive all the same. When they reached the ground floor,
Brendan unlocked a room at the back which was a lounge. It too looked over
the garden but had a small conservatory attached which protected it from
the immediate view of anyone in the garden to make it private. At the front
of the house there was a small dining room with a table that sat six people
easily. Between the two rooms there was a small kitchen which also needed
modernising.

"My mother and her uncle when he was alive used the dining room for
breakfast and occasional meals if they didn't want to eat in the main
dining room so food would be brought through to this room and served from
here. The lounge was used when they wished to entertain people. To be
honest I can't ever remember my father using these rooms."

"It would make the perfect apartment if the main house was used for
something else" Walter commented as he looked out into the corridor. "And
does that door lead outside?" he asked pointing out another thick oak door
at the end of the corridor. Brendan said it opened onto a small vestibule
with a door to the outside and another to the main hallway. "It's a
beautiful house and I think we should seriously consider living here; seems
such a waste otherwise."

Brendan nodded; the more he thought about it the more he agreed despite his
earlier reservations of moving back when his father was alive but he was
now dead and soon to be buried so the ghosts of the past could be swept
away with some judicious changes. All he now had to do was think how to
make good use of the main house.


6.

A few days after his father's funeral, at which nobody attended apart from
the coffin bearers, Brendan received a call from a college friend.

"Hi Brendan, it's Simon; remember me?"

Brendan laughed "As if I could ever forget you Simon". He and Simon had
rolled in the hay with each other many a time whilst at college and always
enjoyed doing so. "How's Joe?" Brendan asked remembering that Simon now had
a partner.

"He's fine but first of all I was sorry to hear about your father".

"Oh don't be; you know what a complete bastard he was and he never changed
so to be honest I'm pleased to see the back of him."

"Yeah, don't blame you; he certainly was a pig of a man from all accounts
and I shall never forget the interrogation he gave me when I spent that
long weekend with you at Ripley Manor; do you reckon he sussed us out then
as being gay?"

"Quite possibly but finding me in bed with the assistant gardener was the
final clincher" Brendan laughed.

"What was he like? The lad you were shagging that is."

"From what I remember he was a good fuck"

"Do you know what happened to him?"

"I found him a job on the estate and he's still there so I see him every so
often but not for any that since I've now got a partner; he's gorgeous and
I'm madly in love with him."

"That's brilliant; I'm so happy for you; god you deserve some luck after
all that's happened in your life; anyhow, the reason for calling is about
Ripley Manor; are you planning on moving back there now or what?" Brendan
said he and Walter were seriously thinking of doing so if they could find a
use for the main part of the house. "Ah, then I may have a solution for
you; are you free to come and meet me to discuss what Joe and I have in
mind?" Brendan said he'd be delighted to do that so it was agreed they'd
meet at the Manor the day after next.

When Brendan came off the phone he went to find Walter. He was feeling on
top of the world and threw his arms round Walter's waist as he stood
preparing their evening meal. He couldn't resist moving his hands down into
his crotch and giving it a good feel and once he felt an erection forming
he hastily pulled down the fly zip, thrust a hand inside and pulled it out
to give it a good massage. Walter loved these mad moments of lovemaking so
never objected whilst he continued working.

"You're very happy; who was that on the phone?"

Brendan told him about Simon and Joe and that Simon wanted to meet them to
discuss some idea or other regarding the main part of house at Ripley Manor
so they were going to meet him the day after next.

"Sounds great and that works well because tomorrow we've got Tom and Dane
coming to do the first porn film; has he said what he has in mind?"

"Nope, he wouldn't tell me; said he wanted to see us face to face so we'll
have to wait and see my love. Mm can't wait to feel this inside me once
we've eaten your delicious meal" he added and gave Walter's erection
another good massage. If the truth be known, Walter couldn't wait to feel
it inside his lover so suggested that once the pie he was making was in the
oven they went upstairs."

"Okay, you come up when you're ready" Brendan giggled before running
upstairs to get ready.

When Walter finally came into the bedroom he found a naked Brendan sprawled
on the bed with his hands fastened to the bed head with self releasing
handcuffs. They'd bought these when they had visited Soho several weeks
before. The bottle of lube was lying beside him along with the bottle of
poppers. He'd even prepared himself with lube so all he now wanted was a
long thick cock to penetrate him.

"Fuck me baby, fuck me" he giggled and lifted his knees and opened them
wide ready for Walter to do the rest.

"God that looks so hot" Walter giggled as he hastily stripped off his
clothes. He was already hard having been thinking about what he was going
to do whilst he was preparing the meal so it didn't take long for him to be
kneeling on the bed slicking his erection with lube and lifting Brendan's
legs in readiness for penetration. He took several long hard sniffs of
poppers before holding the bottle beneath Brendan's nose to do the same. He
then guided his stiff organ up to the puckered entrance and plunged in.

"Oh fuck, yes, that feels so good" Brendan yelled.

"Yeah, fucking good" Walter yelled in reply as he thrust back and forth
gazing into his partner's eyes with love oozing from them.


The following evening, Tom and Dane arrived late afternoon as arranged. The
plan was that they'd be filmed making love, have a meal with the other two
and then do some more filming if they wanted to. Walter had purchased a
thin mattress to cover the low platform to make it more comfortable and
they'd covered this with a crimson coloured sheet.

"Okay guys strip off and when you're ready we'll start" Brendan said as he
prepared the video camera whilst Walter switched on the lighting.

"Are you happy for me to hang around or would you rather me disappear and
leave Brendan to do the filming?" Walter asked.

"We don't mind you watching but would you guys be willing to dress down a
bit just to make us feel more at ease" Tom replied.

Brendan said that was fine by them and asked how much did they want them to
take off.

"Down to our briefs or completely naked?" Walter chuckled.

"Naked?" Dane grinned. Brendan and Walter said that was fine so they too
stripped off.

Once the two guys were lying down and making love, it didn't take long for
erections to be flying, including Brendan and Walter's but nobody was
bothered. The show they put on was very erotic and included Dane fucking
Tom with his legs up high over his head. Brendan zoomed in to capture a
close up of the penetration before panning back to watch Dane thrust in and
out. Each guy was groaning and moaning whilst they performed which was
being recorded for the soundtrack. When Dane was ready to shoot he withdrew
and deposited his load of seed over Tom's chest. For the final shot,
Brendan zoomed in on the pool of white creamy cum before fading out.

Tom and Dane looked over to the other two and grinned seeing the erections
on show. Walter tossed over a towel for them to clean up and indicated
where the bathroom was for them to have a shower. Once done, they slipped
on their briefs and looked at the result of their show on the computer.

"That is fucking brilliant" Tom exclaimed, "So much better than what we
tried to produce with nobody to do the filming."

After their meal, they filmed another show. This time it had Tom fucking
Dane with him on his hands and knees. It wasn't as passionate but it was
certainly hot.

"Are we still on for doing some outside shooting when the weather gets
warmer?" Tom asked. Brendan said he was happy to do that but it would have
to wait for a while since he and Walter might be moving in due course. He
then explained that he owned a large estate near Worcester that had plenty
of places where they could do some filming in the open.

Tom and Dane jumped up and down with excitement. "That sounds brilliant"
Dane exclaimed.


The following day they set off yet again to Ripley Manor to meet up with
Simon and Joe. Maureen had now moved out and taken most of her personal
possessions apart from some odd pieces of furniture that Brendan said she
was welcome to have. Those would be moved to her new house once she'd taken
possession.

The house seemed very empty when they arrived but once Walter had made a
pot of coffee and organised things in the large living room in readiness
for Simon and Joe to arrive, it felt more like home again.

"It's great to see you guys" Simon said as he took Brendan into his
arms. He'd always fancied Brendan but they'd both moved on so nothing came
of their relationship. Once all the introductions had been done they
settled down in the living room and talked as they drank their coffee.

"So, what's this all about?" Brendan asked. Simon then explained that he
and Joe were looking for somewhere to run a health spa specifically for
men, and preferably gay men. It would include full naked massages, hot
waxing, hair removal, sauna, steam room, hot tub and ideally a swimming
pool plus a small gym.

"In other words, somewhere a gay guy can come and have fun, relax, and be
pampered for a few days. There are plenty of places for women but not men
only so we thought we'd provide that facility for gays and also offer one
day sessions."

"And you feel there's a demand for such an establishment?" Brendan asked.

Simon passed over a copy of their market survey which clearly showed a
demand for a high quality establishment. He then detailed how it would be
run, the facilities they'd provide and the number of staff they'd
need. Although Simon was a qualified architect he and Joe were planning to
run the health spa together and he would leave the practice he owned to his
business partner. Both Simon and Joe had trained as masseurs and another
guy they knew would also join the team to do massage and provide the other
services being offered. It seemed they had guys in mind for most jobs with
the exception of the in-house maintenance man but Brendan said he knew
someone who'd be ideal for that.

"We also feel it would be good to have a quality control person to check
that rooms and the general facilities are being kept clean and running
efficiently and give individual staff responsibility for doing their own
job rather than having managers as such but we haven't found anyone for
that role yet."

"You seem to be well advanced with your planning for this venture" Brendan
commented, "Why the particular interest in Ripley Manor".

Simon paused and looked at Brendan. "To be honest, we thought we had a
venue all sorted so went ahead with further planning but at the eleventh
hour that venue fell through. The guy selling knew we were desperate
because Joe and I had sold our house so needed somewhere to live. Just at
the point of signing contracts he upped his price considerably. The house
was okay but needed a lot done to it and it would have to be extended so we
decided we weren't going to play his game and pulled out much to his
disgust. When I heard about your father dying I immediately wondered what
you'd do with Ripley Manor and having a limited knowledge of the place I
felt it would be ideal if you were interested." Simon paused again to let
Brendan absorb what he'd said before continuing.

"What we have in mind if you were interested is for you to provide Ripley
Manor, or whatever part of it you want to free up if you're going to live
here, and join the board as Finance Director with Joe as Sales and
Marketing Director and me as Managing Director. You're good with figures
from what I remember and we need someone to keep an eye on those to leave
Joe and me to get on with the actual running of the place and undertake
massage.

Brendan smiled and pondered. It sounded an interesting and attractive
proposition. "I take it I'd receive some form of payment for use of the
Manor and my services".

Simon confirmed he would and provided brief details of what he had in mind
and passed over a copy of the financial forecast for the first two
years. Those too looked interesting and seemed easily achievable if the
marketing report was correct.

"Sounds interesting" he finally replied which caused big grins from both
Simon and Joe. "I think I can safely say that Walter and I will be moving
in here won't we my love?"

Walter said he was very interested in doing so since he loved the
place. Living in a large country house again excited him even though he
liked Beech House but it was nothing like Readen Hall and the Manor was
even larger. Brendan explained that their plan was to use the east wing
which was almost a separate unit from the main house. "That would leave the
main part of the house and the west wing."

"I take it the plunge pool is still there is it?" Simon asked. Brendan
nodded. They'd both loved using the small pool when they were younger but
it hadn't been used for several years so would need refurbishment. "Our
thoughts were that we'd install a small gym, sauna, steam room and Jacuzzi
leading off the pool area."

Brendan agreed that all sounded very achievable. "How soon were you hoping
to get up and running?"

Simon explained that since using the Manor would entail a change of use
under planning regulations, permission would be needed but he'd already
made preliminary enquiries with the local planning officer and he couldn't
see any problem but would need to see the actual proposal and make a
visit. Brendan grinned seeing Simon had already done that. "I can see
you're very serious about all of this".

"We are and decided to speak to planning first before you since if they'd
said an outright no then there was little point in wasting your time. We've
been told that planning approval could go through fairly quickly so we're
hoping to be open in just over six months."

"Okay, let's have a look round and see if we can do what you want".

Simon and Joe beamed, visibly relieved that Brendan was interested, if not
already on board. He and Walter first showed them the east wing and how
that was separate from the main house with an interconnecting door to the
main house and a separate entrance from outside.

Just as they were about to look upstairs, Brendan's mobile rang. It was
Maureen and she seemed to be in a nervous state. "Could I come and see you
urgently Brendan?" she asked. Seeing she was not prepared to say what it
was about over the phone he agreed so she said she'd get a train that would
arrive early afternoon.

"I take it you'll stay overnight" he replied. She said she'd like to do
that so it was left she'd get a taxi from Worcester.

"What's all that about?" Walter asked as they continued upstairs. Brendan
shrugged his shoulders having no real idea.


Over the next hour they toured the whole house, including the third floor
which would provide accommodation for the four staff that would be living
in. This had originally been used as staff quarters in the olden days and
needed a complete refurbishment. Simon said they'd need accommodation for
Nigel who was a qualified masseur, Roberto who would be the chef and Alec
who'd be the administrator. Brendan said the guy he had in mind for the
maintenance job would also need accommodation.

They decided the west wing would provide the main entrance to the facility
and could house a reception and treatment rooms. The kitchen would need to
be completely refurbished to meet catering standards and Simon wanted to
install a small cinema room in the basement for residential guests where
gay porn would be shown. "I want the residential guys to feel they can do
what they want whilst here" he grinned. The main lounge area would remain
but the snooker table would be moved from the west wing into the smaller
front lounge.

"Any idea how much the conversion would cost?" Brendan asked knowing that
Simon would already have a good idea since he was a qualified architect.

"We reckon around half a million; we've got half of that but were hoping
you could put up the other half to save us going to the bank."

Brendan nodded. The money he had would more than cover that provided he got
a reasonable return on it. "Why don't you guys wander around on your own
and have another look? You also need to decide which rooms you want to have
as your private quarters. Joe said he'd already identified those which was
a large room at the back in the west wing that overlooked the garden and
had a small box room next door that could be converted into a small lounge
area. They'd eat downstairs so wouldn't need a kitchen and there was
already a bathroom attached to the bedroom. Brendan knew the room well
since it had been his old room. His father's room had been at the front of
the house and nowhere near as nice. "If you like, I'll contact a local
builder I know and get him to come in tomorrow to have a look at what we
have in mind; you guys can stay over tonight if you want, there's plenty of
rooms available" Brendan chuckled. Simon and Joe said that would be perfect
so they went off to have another look round on their own.

"So, what's you view of all of this?" Brendan asked Walter once they'd
retreated back into the large living room.

"Sounds brilliant and very exciting"

"Would you be interested in the quality control job Simon has in mind?"

Walter looked up somewhat amazed but on thinking about it the job would be
perfect for him since he was good at detail and he'd enjoy the job. As
Brendan had said the photography business would not continue since he
wanted to spend more time with estate matters and would have
responsibilities in the health spa business, such a job would provide him
with his own income.

"What will you do with Beech House?"

"Don't forget you own half of it so it's a joint decision but we could
either sell it or rent it out; it will certainly appreciate in value as
time goes by so renting is probably the better option unless you want to
release the capital sum."

Walter had never owned large amounts of money so he was happy to leave it
in the house for the time being and see it appreciate if it could be
rented.


Whilst the other two were wandering around the house, Brendan called the
local builder who said he'd be delighted to come the following morning. He
also spoke to Trevor to ask if he thought Terry, who'd been the infamous
assistant gardener, would be interested in taking the job as head gardener
at the Manor. Trevor said he was sure he would since farming was not his
favourite occupation so it was agreed that Terry would come to the house
immediately to discuss the job.

They met Terry at the side door near the kitchen. Once Terry had removed
his outside boots he followed Brendan into the kitchen. He looked slightly
nervous seeing Brendan again. He'd loved the guy and was really pissed off
when everything went pear shaped. He could still see Brendan's father
standing in the doorway watching Brendan's naked butt thrust up and down
whilst he fucked him.

"So how are you Terry?" Brendan asked once inside the kitchen. Terry said
he was well and was sorry to hear about his father. "Don't be; you know
what a complete bastard the man was so he's better off dead". Terry
grinned. "Come on give me a hug" Brendan chuckled as he took Terry into his
arms and hugged him whilst giving him a light kiss on cheek. Walter looked
on and could see why Brendan had liked Terry. He was very cute and had a
gorgeous smile. He could also sense that Terry still had feelings for
Brendan but he knew he was safe since Brendan's love for him was very
sound.

"And this is Walter my partner" Brendan eventually said once he'd released
Terry from the hug. Terry moved over and shook Walter's hand looking him up
and down as he did so.

Once they were all seated, Brendan went through what he had in mind. "I
thought you might like to be the official head gardener for the Manor and
use whatever additional labour you need from the estate. Terry said most of
the time he could more than manage the gardens and grounds without any
assistance. The previous head gardener had been an old boy who was pretty
useless in any event. Since Brendan's father never found out who sabotaged
his orchids, he sacked the old boy as well after he'd sacked Terry.

"And would I be able to use the greenhouse for growing plants and things?"

Brendan smiled remembering back to the orchid incident. "Of course; you
will be in complete charge of everything; just keep me informed of any
significant changes you want to make or money you need to spend."

Terry grinned. It was the kind of job he'd always wanted but never been
able to get because of his previous dismissal. "When could I start?"

"Trevor has said he can release you with immediate effect so why not start
tomorrow".

Terry beamed and almost rushed over to give Brendan a hug. "And can I keep
the farm cottage to live in?"

"Of course; and you'll get a pay rise" Brendan smiled knowing that Terry
had suffered a loss after he'd had to leave the Manor. Terry gave him
another broad smile and thanked him. "And how are things with your mum and
dad now?"

Terry shrugged his shoulders. "Provided the topic of me being gay is not
mentioned, they're fine; I take it you know your old man told
them". Brendan did know that and had shouted at his father for doing so but
it was typical of the man.

"I'm sorry but I'm glad everything is okay between you".


With everything agreed, Brendan saw Terry out and said he'd see him in the
morning when he started his new duties.

"He's very cute isn't he; can see why you fell for him" Walter chuckled
when Brendan returned to the kitchen. "What was he like in bed?" he added
grinning.

"Not as good as you" Brendan laughed, "although he was a good fuck; are you
jealous?"

"No, just commenting" Walter laughed. Brendan took him into his arms and
kissed him. The kiss became passionate as usual and hands started to roam
all over each other feeling the erections that soon formed. "I presume we
don't have time to go to bed" Walter giggled having pulled out of the kiss.

"I think not my love so you'll have to keep this for me until later"
Brendan replied and grabbed hold of the long thick organ now filling
Walter's trousers.


7.

When Maureen arrived she was looking extremely nervous and Brendan wondered
what was wrong. He took her into the small lounge at the front of the house
leaving Walter to go and make some tea.

"I need to tell you something Brendan" she said as soon as she'd sat
down. Brendan looked at her saying nothing. "Your father and I never
actually got married".

Brendan looked at her quizzically, "How come?"

She then explained that when she had first been employed by his father as
his secretary, she'd been separated but had not divorced at that time. They
then had an affair and when his mother died his father said they'd
marry. She immediately filed for a divorce and wanted to wait until it came
through but he took her to London and returned two weeks later pretending
they'd got married.

"I remember that" he replied and knew his father had been having an affair
with her well before his mother had died. "So why didn't you marry once
you'd obtained your divorce?"

"I wanted to but your father kept on putting it off saying there was no
hurry; I realise now he was just using me; I'm so sorry Brendan."

He looked at her for a moment before speaking. "It doesn't bother me one
jot and to be honest I'm rather glad that you are not my official
stepmother; not because of you but it makes me feel I'm completely free of
him if you understand what I mean."

Maureen nodded. Yes, she could understand that. "That's why I couldn't
interfere with everything that went on between the two of you as much as I
wanted since I knew he'd tell me in very clear terms that I had no right to
do so despite the fact that he hawked me around as his wife. I in fact
never adopted the name of Mrs Rogers except when I was with him but I'm not
sure it would be right for me to accept any money now either for my house
purchase or as an income".

"Don't be daft Maureen; you put up with him for over twenty years so I
think you deserve something; besides, think of it as my money now, not
his. As far as I'm concerned I'm still happy to give you a lump sum to buy
your house and I'll set up an annuity which will give you an income for
life."

Maureen looked at him and felt tears in her eyes. "Thank you so much
Brendan; you are so different to your father." Just at that moment Walter
appeared with the tea and placed it on the table in front of them. He could
see that Maureen had tears in her eyes. "You have such a lovely partner
Walter; he's the best in the world; you're very lucky."

He looked at Brendan and smiled. "I know; he really is the best" he
replied, sat down beside his lover and put an arm round him before kissing
him. Maureen looked on and felt slightly envious of the love they had for
each other. She'd never felt that way about Brendan's father and he'd
certainly never shown such love towards her. She'd been a complete fool but
she put it down to being young and inexperienced at the time. Her parents
had abandoned her when she was a baby so she'd never known real love and
when she met Brendan's father she was in awe of him.

"Which room would you like me to use?" she asked once she'd drunk her tea.

"Your room is still available if you want it" Brendan replied, "but the bed
will need making up I expect".

"I'll do it" Walter said jumping up but Maureen told him to sit and she'd
deal with it.


When she'd left them Brendan told Walter what she'd come to say.

"The bastard; fancy doing that knowing she'd be left alone at some point in
view of the age difference" Walter exclaimed. Maureen was a good fifteen
years younger than Brendan's father.

"What's' new; the guy was a complete bastard; it's just as well he's dead"
Brendan exploded.

After a while of more kissing and cuddling, they went off to find Simon and
Joe. They found them in the west wing busy measuring things up. "How are we
getting on?" Brendan asked as they poured over a copy of the house plans
that he'd given them earlier. Joe said they'd achieved a lot and had
decided on the alterations that needed to be made on each floor. All they
now had to do was work out how best to configure the ground floor of the
west wing to accommodate everything.

"Will you want any of the furniture in the rooms to remain Brendan?" Simon
asked. Brendan said he was happy to see all the bedroom furniture discarded
since it was fairly old. Downstairs there were some items worth keeping but
nothing that sentimental or of value. "I'd like to keep the main hallway as
it is with the family portraits since that gives a feeling of age".

Simon said that would give the place character so agreed.

"That reminds me" Brendan grinned and led Walter back into the main
hallway. On the first landing of the main stairs there was a portrait of
his father. In no way did he want that to remain so he took it down with
Walter's help. They then took it outside and stamped on it until the canvas
was in shreds and the frame was in bits. It had never matched the others of
his ancestors and always stood out beside his mother's.

"Perhaps you should have a portrait done of you" Walter smiled. Brendan
said one had been done when he was twenty five but his father had removed
it when he'd been thrown out of the house.

"I expect it's in one of the storerooms on the third floor; come on let's
go and have a look"

The pair ran upstairs and Brendan opened the room where lots of other old
furniture was stored. Some were good items but not in fashion. After some
rummaging around they found the portrait wrapped in bubble wrap. They took
it downstairs, unpacked it and hung it beside his mother's. It looked as if
it had been hanging there for years with no indication that his father had
ever existed. "Perfect" he muttered to himself as he stood back and admired
it.

"Fuck, you really were a stunning guy" Walter exclaimed as he admired the
painting.

"But not any longer?" Brendan giggled.

Walter realised what he'd said and blushed. "You're still stunning in my
eyes" he grinned and pulled his lover into a kiss.

Just then Simon and Joe appeared. "God, these two never leave each other
alone" Simon laughed.

"You're only jealous" Brendan giggled and pulled Simon into a full kiss on
the mouth whilst the other two looked on.

"Can see we're gonna have to watch these two when we live here Walter" Joe
laughed. Walter smiled. He loved the camaraderie between the two guys and
wasn't the slightest bit jealous. He too found Simon rather hot so he could
see why Brendan did too.


That night Simon and Joe slept in the bedroom they'd chosen to use once
they'd moved in, assuming everything went to plan. They were both excited
about their new venture and made passionate love.

"This place is going to be just perfect" Simon exclaimed after he'd
climaxed inside his lover. Joe smiled at him and pulled him into another
kiss. He loved this guy and loved seeing him so happy. He had to agree,
Ripley Manor was indeed just perfect for their new venture together.

"Has Brendan said if we can move in here whilst everything is sorted out?"
he asked once the kiss had finished. Simon nodded.

"I'm going to tell the other guys I'm taking time off from the business
until everything has gone through and then I'll formally leave everything
for them to run with me remaining as a sleeping partner."

"Can we afford to do that bearing in mind my contract ends in two weeks so
I'll not have any income until this place gets going." Simon assured Joe
that he'd allowed for that so they'd have plenty to live on. "Besides,
there's still some income to come to me from work in progress".

Joe looked at his partner and smiled. He too had been so lucky to find this
guy; he loved him to bits. He pulled Simon into another kiss. Simon was
still penetrating him so he grabbed hold of his buttocks to pull them up
tight. He so loved the feel of Simon inside him.

"Mm, that feels good" Simon groaned as he started thrusting back and forth
again to reach another climax.


Over in the east wing, Walter was doing a similar thing to Brendan. They
too were feeling happy with life and looked forward to living at Ripley
Manor along with the other two guys even though they knew it would be hard
work for all of them in the early days.


The following morning Brendan went to see Trevor at the Estate office. He
wanted to let him know that he and Walter were moving into the east wing
and the plan to use the rest of the house for a health spa. Trevor was
intrigued but thought it a good use of the manor rather than letting it
slip into disuse which had happened since Brendan's mother had died.

"Walter and I plan to move in next weekend since Simon and Joe need to
vacate their house by the end of the following week and we need to get
their rooms decorated."

Trevor said if they needed any help to give a shout. "Terry, by the way, is
over the moon about his new job as Head Gardener for the Manor so thanks
for offering him that; he's a lovely guy and will do a good job for you."

Brendan smiled; he too was sure that Terry would work his socks off to
please so he had no doubts in his mind about him.

The local builder Brendan had spoken to arrived at ten so he and Simon took
the guy round to show him what they had in mind regarding alterations. The
first and most important was to refurbish the bathrooms that they
personally would be using in their respective parts of the house. Some of
the other rooms would need en-suite bathrooms installed once they'd
received the nod from the Planning Officer since they wanted all rooms to
have their own facility, and those that had them would need upgrading. In
addition there was the kitchen to refurbish in the east wing and the main
kitchen in due course plus the changes to the ground floor of the west wing
to make a reception and the other facilities. The builder duly noted
everything and said he'd email Brendan a quote for the immediate items by
the end of the day. He also said he could do the bathrooms and the kitchen
in the east wing within the next two weeks since they were more urgent.

Simon was impressed with the guy's speed and efficiency but the builder
knew Brendan's family had put a lot of work his way over the years so
wanted to keep him sweet. Brendan also knew that the guy was gay, which was
another reason he used him!


On their way back to Beech House Brendan called Thomas to say he had
something he'd liked to discuss with him so perhaps he would like to come
over for a meal that evening after he'd finished whatever he was
doing. Having assured Thomas there was nothing wrong and that it was good
news, he relaxed back whilst Walter drove. Thomas had found some work
locally but it had been a struggle and he wasn't sure he was cut out for
being self employed. He therefore relied heavily on work being put his way
from those who knew him.

"Are you still okay about moving to Ripley Manor?" Brendan asked casually
as they drove.

"Yeah, can't wait; I love it there" Walter enthused, "My only regret will
be leaving the guys at Readen Hall but I suppose we're not that far away
and we can still see them, or they can come to us."

Brendan patted Walter's knee and said he could see them whenever he wanted
or invite them to the Manor. As he talked he left his hand sitting casually
there. Walter placed his hand on top and gently squeezed it. The mere feel
of his lover's hand on his knee caused him to have a stirring in his
loins. He loved Brendan so much and could never get enough of him. At times
he was amazed at the change in his life and how he'd managed to be picked
by such a wealthy, good looking, caring guy as Brendan. He squeezed the
hand again and gently moved it into his crotch for Brendan to feel the
reaction he was causing.

"Mm, nice" Brendan giggled feeling the long thick roll of hard muscle
inside Walter's trousers. He slowly massaged it along its length and felt
it grow to full size. He could tell that Walter was enjoying the action by
the low groans of pleasure coming from him.

"Oh god, you're gonna make me cum inside my pants"

Brendan giggled and continued the massage. He reached for the zipper and
gently pulled it open before unbuttoning the top of Walter's
trousers. Walter wriggled to allow his jeans to open up and provide access
for Brendan's hand. He so wanted to feel his hot flesh against his. Once
open, Brendan plunged his hand inside and then felt inside Walter's
briefs. The hard naked organ jumped with excitement and Brendan felt the
head and slowly worked his fingers across the slit using the pre-cum that
was now oozing from it as lubrication. Walter could feel his climax
rising. He wanted to reach his peak as he continued driving because it felt
so good.

"Fuck, yes, fuck," he suddenly screamed at the top of his voice. Ribbons of
hot creamy cum shot out over Brendan's hand as he reached his
climax. Brendan continued the massage causing Walter to squirm in his seat
but he was enjoying every second.

Finally Walter was drained so Brendan brought his cum filled hand up to his
mouth and licked it clean. "Mm, lovely cum" he giggled before wiping Walter
clean with a tissue.


8.

As they were driving into the driveway, Robin came over to have a word. "I
just wanted to say I'm ready for the photographic shoot; could we agree a
convenient date?"

Brendan silently groaned. He knew he'd promised to do the photography work
for Robin but he'd hoped it was a while off yet. Although he'd agreed with
Walter they wouldn't continue the photographic studio work they did agree
to do Robin's since it would be on an ongoing contract and could be slotted
in amongst their new duties at Ripley Manor should the health spa get up
and running.

"Yeah, come on in Robin" Brendan replied trying to look enthusiastic, "We
wanted to have a word with you in any event".

Robin followed them into the house and they sat down in the living
room. Brendan then explained what had happened and that they were moving to
Ripley Manor at the end of the week but would still like to take on Robin's
contract. As it happened, Robin's company was situated on the east side of
Oxford so was easy enough to get to from Ripley Manor. At first Robin was
disappointed to hear that the two guys were moving away because he rather
liked having them as neighbours. He'd also not realised that Brendan owned
a large estate near Worcester and he suddenly had an idea.

"Would there be any chance of doing the shoot at Ripley Manor; it would
make the perfect setting both inside and out" Robin asked
excitedly. Brendan said he couldn't see any problem so it was agreed Robin
would bring the two models he was using over towards the end of the
following week.

"We may have some building work going on but the place is big enough to get
round that" Brendan added.

"So what's happening to this place?" Robin asked with another thought in
his mind. Brendan said they'd probably rent it for the time being and
perhaps sell it at a later date. "If you do decide to rent it out, could I
have first refusal; I love the way you've done this place and it would suit
me perfectly; I have a work colleague who is homeless and in need of
somewhere to live so he could rent my place."

Brendan grinned knowingly and raised his eyebrows. The way Robin had talked
about the guy he guessed he too was gay.

"Yeah, he's gay" Robin chuckled seeing Brendan's expression, "He's married
but his wife has chucked him out having realised she was living with a
poof; the guy was an idiot and should never have married her but apparently
his family rather forced him into it because they'd been promised to each
other as children. Totally mad if you ask me but there you are; anyhow now
she's realised he's been having it away on the side and not with her she's
chucked him out and he's staying with me but to be honest I don't want him
living with me permanently."

Brendan said he and Walter would give it some thought and let Robin know
but it seemed an excellent solution provided Robin was prepared to pay the
market rate.


When Thomas arrived he looked somewhat concerned despite what Brendan had
told him on the phone earlier. Once he was inside Brendan put an arm round
him and hugged him tight telling him not to look so worried. Thomas was
worried that perhaps his cleaning had not been up to scratch or someone had
complained about some job he'd done for them.

"Come and sit down" Brendan said as he led Thomas into the living
room. Walter waved to him as he passed the kitchen where he was busy
preparing the evening meal. Having offered Thomas a drink, Brendan sat down
beside him on the sofa and turned towards him.

"So, how's work going?" Brendan asked to relax Thomas.

Thomas shrugged his shoulders and looked at Brendan for a moment. "What
I've got is going well I think but I'm finding it difficult to get new
jobs; nearly all the work so far has come from recommendations via you or
Jeremy at the hall. Brendan paused for a moment sipping his drink before
continuing. He really liked Thomas and enjoyed his company.

"How would you like to be employed as a permanent maintenance man with a
steady income instead of having to find your own work?"

Thomas looked at him with his mouth open. Such a situation was his dream
because deep down he realised he wasn't really cut out for being self
employed but didn't want to have to admit it and be a failure like his
father had said he would be. "That would be brilliant but what and where?"

Brendan briefly explained what had happened and about him and Walter moving
to Ripley Manor. Although the health spa project was not a done deal yet
because of the planning consent required, from what Simon had said it would
only be a formality so he decided it was worth the risk. Besides, even if
that didn't come to fruition, he was sure there'd be another plan that
would which would still need someone like Thomas around.

"It would mean moving to Ripley Manor but you'd have your own room in the
house if you wanted to live in and Walter and I would like you to continue
cleaning for us although that would only be for our part of the house which
is not much larger than here but you'd be on call for maintenance most days
because of the nature of the place."

Thomas almost jumped into Brendan's lap to thank him. It sounded perfect
and he'd be living in the same property as the two guys he'd come to
love. "Yes please, I'd love to" he replied excitedly, "When would I start?"

Brendan smiled at Thomas's enthusiasm which was one of the many things he
liked about the lad. He realised he had a lot to learn but he was sure he
was more than capable and with judicious training he'd work out fine. He
then asked what jobs Thomas was committed to at present and when he
realised there was nothing beyond the current week, he suggested Thomas
move in with them the following weekend.

"What about my accommodation at the gate lodge? Will I have to give Jeremy
notice to quit that?"

Brendan said he'd have a word with Jeremy and explain things. He was sure
Jeremy wouldn't mind, especially since he'd end up with a newly decorated
place to rent out to someone else. Seeing that everything was decided,
Thomas leapt up and sat on Brendan's lap to give him a big hug and an even
bigger kiss. It did nothing to suppress Brendan's erection that was rapidly
forming as a result of having this Adonis sitting on his lap.

Finally Thomas climbed off and ran into the kitchen to see Walter. Brendan
could hear him excitedly telling Walter all about it. When he peered into
the kitchen he found the pair hugging and kissing each other. Thomas was so
happy and it was good to see.


The rest of the week was spent packing everything up in readiness for the
move to Ripley Manor on the Saturday. It was the third time for Brendan in
the space of just a few months and when he sat and thought about it he
chuckled to himself. "If the old bastard knew what was happening he'd turn
in his grave" Brendan chuckled as he and Walter packed things up. They'd
agreed with Robin what furniture would be left, which in reality was most
items since there was plenty at the Manor house more suited to the style of
rooms and he'd agreed with Robin that he'd rent it furnished so couldn't
take everything out in any event.

On the Friday they'd gone over to help Thomas pack his few things and bring
them back to the house. It was arranged that he'd sleep there on the Friday
and follow them in his small van on the Saturday morning. Brendan had
spoken to Jeremy and he'd been fine about Thomas moving out of the gate
house. He already had someone in mind who'd be interested to rent the
accommodation so everything worked out fine. They'd also said their
goodbyes yet again to Hunter, Josh and Robert at the hall having told them
they were all welcome to come and visit once everything was in order. Yet
again, Jeremy and Brendan said an emotional farewell before Walter did the
same and he again had tears in his eyes even though in reality they'd not
had much time to see each other since he'd left Readen Hall. Jeremy said he
definitely wanted to come and sample the health spa once it was up and
running so Brendan said he'd be the first to know when it was.


When they arrived at Ripley Manor, they were surprised to find the builder
had completed the refurbishment of their bathroom and was in the process of
working on the kitchen.

"This will be finished by Monday at the latest" he grinned seeing Brendan's
surprise. It seemed he'd had a job cancelled so had arranged with Trevor to
come in and start the work earlier in the week. Brendan and Walter rushed
upstairs to see the new bathroom which now had a large double shower unit,
new basin and toilet and new tiles on the floor and the walls. It looked
perfect and just what they wanted having decided they'd prefer to have a
shower rather than the bath that was there before. If they really wanted a
bath there was always the one in the large bathroom of the main house which
was to remain even when the health spa was up and running since all other
rooms would have a shower fitted.

The only problem was that the kitchen was now an empty shell, having had
all the old units and appliances removed so they'd have to use the kitchen
in the main house. Whilst the builder and his mate worked away, the others
unloaded their stuff and got settled in. Brendan took Thomas up to the
third floor and showed him where he'd eventually be located but that first
needed to be decorated. He chose which room he wanted and said he'd
decorate that first and then do the others. The bathroom on that floor also
needed refurbishment so it was agreed the builder would do that once he'd
completed the bathroom for Simon and Joe and made a new doorway to link
their two rooms. Thomas said he was happy to do the decoration in each room
once the alteration had been made. Having seen the quality of his work,
Brendan knew Simon and Joe would be more than happy. He couldn't believe
that everything was happening so fast but he knew he had a good team of
guys to make it all happen.


"I'm whacked" Brendan exclaimed once they'd eaten their evening meal and
cleared away the dishes. Thomas and Walter had worked like Trojans to get
everything in place and a meal prepared whilst Brendan sorted out
paperwork. There were estate matters to attend to that his father had
failed to deal with and there were queries from his solicitor regarding his
father's estate. "Think I could do with a long soak in a hot bath" he
grinned before remembering they no longer had a bath in the east wing.

"Great idea" Walter said excitedly, "You want to join us Thomas?"

Thomas grinned and felt a reaction down below at the thought of sharing a
bath with these two gorgeous guys although quite how they'd all get in he
didn't know. "Yes please, if you're sure".

"Come on then" Brendan giggled and started running up the main stairs
discarding his clothes as he went. He'd always wanted to do this and now he
could without any worry of having a look of disapproval from his homophobic
father. By the time they'd reached the main bathroom they were all naked
having left their clothes scattered along the way. All three were giggling
like school kids and were enjoying themselves.

The main bathroom was still in very good condition and contained a large
Victorian bath. As they waited for it to fill with hot water they kissed
and hugged each other. By the time it was ready, three erections were on
show. Brendan climbed in first and Walter sat between his legs. Thomas then
climbed in the other end to face them interlinking his legs alongside the
other two. They just about fitted in and enjoyed the closeness of each
other laughing and giggling as they flicked water at one another.

After a good twenty minutes of soaking they climbed out. Erections were
still on show as they dried each other off and then walked back downstairs
to retrieve their clothes. So that Thomas wasn't on his own up on the third
floor in the main house, Brendan had suggested he use the spare room in the
east wing but first he couldn't resist inviting him into the main bedroom
for a bit of fun. He enjoyed watching Walter suck Thomas off to a climax
before he went off to his own room.

"He's a happy bunny I think" Walter chuckled once Thomas had left
them. Brendan nodded and pulled his lover up close beside him.

"And so am I" he grinned "and I want to show you just how happy I am".

Walter grinned and grabbed hold of the lube he'd left on the side table. He
couldn't wait to feel his lover's hard organ inside him so prepared it
ready for penetration. He then went onto his back, lifted his legs and
offered himself. Brendan grinned and having lubricated the entrance, slowly
pushed inside. It felt wonderful and his heart jumped with joy. He was so
going to enjoy his new life back where he belonged.


As promised, the builder completed the kitchen by the Monday
evening. Brendan and Walter were delighted with it and installed the
gadgets they'd brought from their kitchen at Beech House. Over the next
week the builder made a doorway between Simon and Joe's bedroom and the
room next door which they were going to use as a small sitting room. Whilst
one guy did that two others refurbished the bathroom in readiness for Simon
and Joe's arrival the following weekend. Thomas meanwhile was busy
redecorating the two rooms.

Whilst all this was underway, Robin arrived during the week with his two
models for the photo shoot. Both guys were stunning and Robin wanted them
to model his latest range of sexy underwear. He loved the setting and
decided he'd have a sequence of shots done using the main hall and
staircase. The two models just slipped in and out of the garments they were
modelling without any concern about doing so in front of Brendan, and
Walter who was looking after the lighting side of things. They were both
delightful guys which made the whole day go well.

Robin also wanted a range of casual clothes photographed so he decided to
do those outside in the garden and in the glass conservatory since the
weather was fine and sunny despite it being February. Once done, Walter
prepared a light lunch for everyone which was eaten in the main dining
room. Thomas joined them and ogled the two models throughout lunch much to
Brendan's amusement. Robin and the two models, who were both gay, were very
interested in the plans for the Ripley Manor health spa and said they'd
love to come and try it out once it was open, assuming planning consent was
achieved. Robin said he'd treat the two models to a couple of days
pampering since they'd done a good job for him over the years. Brendan
guessed the real reason was that he wanted the opportunity to get to know
the guys more intimately but said nothing.


When Simon and Joe moved in the following weekend they were both surprised
and delighted to see their rooms ready for them. Thomas was now busy
working on his own room on the third floor whilst the builder refurbished
the shared bathroom on that floor. Thomas was not only a speedy worker but
everything he did was done to perfection. He'd also persuaded Terry to
assist him since his work outside was limited for the time being and in any
event could wait for a while. Terry was a useful mate to do basic cleaning
and preparation work in readiness for Thomas to do the skilled decorating
work. Brendan also noticed as the days went by that a romantic liaison was
forming between the two lads which pleased him since life for both of them
had been far from good so far.


Within six weeks they'd received planning consent for the health spa so
everyone was delighted. It now meant that work could progress with the
necessary alterations. The builder brought in a team of guys to refurbish
the main kitchen, install en-suite bathrooms where necessary and refurbish
all the others. Whilst this was going on he had guys making the alterations
to the ground floor of the west wing to accommodate the reception area, an
office, and changing rooms for day guests, treatment rooms, sauna, Jacuzzi
and a steam room. The plunge pool also had to be retiled and the sauna,
Jacuzzi and a steam room had to be installed by a specialist
company. Thomas and Terry meanwhile were busy decorating the other three
bedrooms on the third floor for Nigel, Roberto and Alex. Once they'd
finished those they set to work on the main lounge, which accessed the
glass conservatory, and the smaller lounge at the front which would become
the games room.

Brendan was especially happy to see his father's old study disappear as
part of the alterations since it took away bad memories. All furniture not
required had been taken away and disposed of and new bedroom furniture had
been ordered along with what was required for the office and reception
area. Brendan wanted everything to look top quality so told Walter, who was
managing all the purchases, to spend what money was required. He knew the
overall cost would be more than Simon had first estimated but his solicitor
had come across an additional million pounds that his father had secreted
away in a bank account nobody knew about. Quite where the money had come
from nobody knew but Brendan took great delight in spending it on the
alterations instead of his own. "Finally its payback time" he commented to
Walter one evening whilst they were resting after having made love.

Whilst all this was going on, Joe was busy working on sales and marketing
for the health spa, designing a website and arranging for adverts to appear
in preparation for the grand opening which had been fixed for mid
August. With the way everything was going, they were all confident they
could achieve the target. Simon and Walter were project managing the work
being done and the pair of them had everything listed in fine
detail. Nothing was allowed to slip, go wrong or cause delay, much to
Brendan's amusement. Everyone worked as a team and enjoyed what they were
doing.


Finally the alterations were complete and whilst the new furniture and
equipment was being installed Thomas, Terry and Brendan set to work on
cleaning the main staircase and hall. All the corridors upstairs had been
decorated so this was the final part to do. When that had been done, they
moved into the east wing to redecorate that although because it had not
been used for the past twenty years and had been repainted just before his
mother had died, it didn't require much done apart from a good clean and
the odd bit of painting to spruce it up.

During the weeks leading up to the grand opening, equipment was installed,
Nigel, Roberto and Alec arrived to take up their new jobs and Simon and
Brendan recruited two cleaners, a receptionist and a couple of guys who'd
cover between them the role of night porter since they were required to
have someone on duty each night. The two cleaners were twenty year old
Polish guys called Cezar and Jakub. Both were gay and very camp. The
receptionist was a twenty two year old guy called Johan, also gay and
delightful. The night porters were two guys in their fifties called Marcus
and Kevin. They'd both been made redundant from a local company so were
delighted when they were offered the job. They'd work ten till six each day
on a night shift pattern to cover the seven days required.


9.

With everything in place, Simon held a staff meeting in the newly formed
meeting room that used the table from the old dining room. The purpose was
that all those involved with the operation of the new venture could meet
each other and he could go through what he expected from everyone. He first
issued the uniform he wanted everyone to wear which consisted of tight dark
blue shorts, a white T shirt that had the new Ripley Manor Health Spa logo
emblazoned on it and a pair of blue slip on plimsolls. Having been issued
with the items everyone opened them up to admire them. Simon, Joe, Brendan
and Walter were already wearing theirs to show what they looked like.

"Yeah, very sexy" Johan chuckled, "Can we try them on now?"

Simon said he could if he wanted so Johan immediately stripped off to don
his. Seeing him strip in view of everyone the others followed suit. Once
they'd all done so, they admired each other. The shorts were tight enough
to show off each guy's body to perfection which was Simon's intention. He
wanted to give all guests something to look at as the staff went about
their duties.

"Is everyone happy with their uniform?" Simon grinned as he looked round
enjoying the sight. Everyone said they were so he continued with the other
items on the agenda. He first announced that the weekend before the
official opening was a trial run with a group of invited guests coming to
test the facilities and the services provided. Needless to say he wanted
everything to run as smoothly as possible since the success of that would
hopefully encourage those attending to spread the word and recommend others
to attend. Already bookings were coming in so they'd be busy from the first
day of opening which was to be the Monday following the test run.

"The invited guests will be arriving between three and four on Friday
afternoon and will attend a champagne reception in the main lounge at four
thirty. Full naked massages will be available for those that want one and
the plunge pool, sauna, steam room and Jacuzzi will be available. Dinner
will be served between seven and eight and breakfast from eight the
following morning up to nine thirty. Lunch will be served from twelve till
one after which guests will make their way home having completed an
assessment form."

Everybody was excited at the thought of starting the new venture and he
impressed upon them that even though they had their specific roles they
must all be prepared to help out where required. During meal times, Cezar
and Jakub would assist Roberto in the kitchen with washing up and keeping
the dishes at the self service counter topped up. Their cleaning duties
would be done prior to and in between meals. Thomas would also assist with
cleaning where necessary as would Terry when he wasn't working in the
garden. Alec and Johan would manage the bar, that had been set up at the
end of the large lounge, on a shift system during the evenings.

"I appreciate it's going to be hard work for everyone to start with but we
need to see how things go before taking on more staff" Simon explained,
"but if we all pull together then it will work fine and you'll enjoy
yourselves. You will also have rest periods during the day and rest days
during the week according to your rota; any questions?"

"How friendly do we allow guests to get with us?" Jakub asked, "If you know
what I mean" he added with a big grin.

Everyone laughed. "It's a balance; on the one hand guys are coming here to
enjoy themselves so you're bound to receive attention, especially dressed
as you are, so we don't want to be too unfriendly but if you feel you don't
want the attention then just decline politely; if any particular guest is
too forceful then speak to me or Brendan and we'll have a quiet word with
them."

"I shan't mind" Johan laughed; "they can touch me up anytime". This caused
the others to laugh and offered to do just that for Johan.

"Okay guys, calm down; what we don't want is the spa to become known as a
knocking shop since that could affect our business so my advice is let a
guest be friendly and if you're willing to let them feel you up then that's
your choice but I don't recommend you getting into sexual activities with
them."

"Are guests allowed to walk round naked?" Cezar asked. Simon said all
guests would be told that clothes were optional with the exception of the
dining room.

"When in there they'll be expected to wear either a pair of shorts and a T
shirt or one of the white robes provided. As I said earlier, we want guests
to feel relaxed and if they want to go round naked then I don't see a
problem but it's something we'll have to keep an eye on. The place is being
advertised as a clothes optional establishment so guests know that before
booking.

"Yeah, I'll certainly be keeping an eye on it" Johan laughed before asking,
"And if we see guests getting frisky with each other is that allowed?"

"Within reason" Simon replied, "If you see guests starting to have sex in
the public rooms then a quiet word is in order; the only place where such
action can go on is in the cinema room in the basement where gay porn will
be shown all day, the steam room and possibly the Jacuzzi. As you know, the
full naked massage will end in sexual gratification in the form of a wank"
Simon grinned. Everyone roared their approval and wanted to know if they
too could have a full naked massage. "When Joe, Nigel and I are free and
willing to do so you all may indulge and of course you can use the other
facilities during your rest periods provided guests take first priority. On
the Sunday before we open, you will all have the opportunity to check all
facilities and services out." This caused another roar of approval round
the table.

"Okay guys, let's leave it there but remember, if you have any queries
speak to me, Joe or Brendan. See you all first thing tomorrow morning but
if you want to have a look round and perhaps try out the facilities in the
pool area then please do so."

"The evening meal will be served at seven sharp" Roberto announced, "so
don't be late" he grinned.

The staff then left, chatting and looking happy leaving Simon, Joe, Brendan
and Walter to discuss last minute points.

"Well guys, we've finally made it so let's hope it's a success" Simon
grinned. The others said they were sure it would be.

"I need a drink" Joe laughed when they'd finished.

"Same here" Brendan grinned and led the group through to the newly
decorated lounge bar area.

"Thomas has really done a fantastic job hasn't he" Joe commented looking
round at the new bar and decoration. Simon agreed and said he was going to
be an asset to the business. Brendan was chuffed because he'd taken a
slight risk with Thomas in view of his limited experience but he was a fast
learner and it was already showing.

Once Walter had served everyone their drinks Simon proposed a toast. They
then sat down on the new sofas that had been installed and enjoyed the
company of their partner.

"You look really sexy in that get up" Brendan giggled as he rubbed a hand
up and down Walter's leg. Walter grinned and placed a hand on top of
Brendan's before slowly moving it towards his crotch. Just the mere touch
of Brendan's hand was causing him to go hard.

"Do you two ever leave each other alone?" Simon giggled as he watched and
enjoyed the show before him.

"Not often" Brendan chuckled, "but don't let us stop you doing the same".

Joe took the hint and felt Simon's crotch. "Fuck, I want that inside me" he
exclaimed as he felt Simon's erection. He then slipped a hand down inside
Simon's shorts to feel the naked flesh. Simon just laughed and let him have
his fun but kept an eye on the door just in case other members of staff
came in; not that he was that bothered about being seen with Joe's hand
inside his shorts but he was the boss after all. Seeing that Simon was
happy to let him have his fun, Joe pulled the elastic top of Simon's shorts
down over his erection to expose it. "Now guys, isn't that a beauty?" he
giggled before going down on it. The other two looked on with great
interest as they watched Joe bring Simon off to a climax.


The following morning everyone was excited about meeting the guests for the
trial. Brendan had invited the guys from Readen Hall but only Jeremy and
Josh had accepted the invitation. He'd also invited Robin, who was now
renting Beech House having rented his house to his work colleague. The
other six guests were friends of Simon and consisted of two couples and two
guys on their own. This meant that six of the sixteen rooms would be
occupied so Simon had suggested that the staff occupy other rooms to try
them out to make sure everything was working and up to standard. Brendan
had spared no expense in making sure that everything was top quality so
they expected it all to be fine.

In order to test reception procedures, all the staff pretended to arrive as
a guest so that Alec and Johan could make sure all was well. As expected,
everything went smoothly including the newly installed electronic room key
system which consisted of a small disc that slipped inside a wrist
band. Guests would be told to wear that at all times, so they could access
their rooms when required and pay for drinks at the bar. Simon had
installed an electronic payment system that automatically charged the
guest's bill. Meals of course were included within the basic charge for
their stay.

Once the staff had gone through the reception process, they took up their
stations ready for guests to start arriving at three. Cezar and Jakub were
to serve champagne in the lounge for the reception at four thirty and to
make things more interesting Simon had asked them if they were willing to
wear a thong instead of their usual shorts and T shirt. Both guys said
they'd love to and pranced around showing off their naked butts beforehand.

Gradually the guests arrived and once shown to their room they were left to
get ready for the reception. It was their choice as to whether or not they
stripped off but they all did. Some wore the shorts and T shirt provided
and others wore a white robe. They'd been told that clothes were optional
with the exception of the champagne reception and the evening meal. After
that they could do what they liked.

Soon all nine guests had arrived and were assembled in the lounge, Simon
welcomed everyone and Cezar and Jakub served glasses of champagne whilst
Thomas and Terry moved round the room offering canapés. They too had
agreed to wear thongs with nothing else, so the guests took great delight
in looking at their naked butts and having the odd feel but none of the
guys objected.

"Is this going to be the usual mode of dress for staff?" one guest asked
grinning.

"Who knows" Simon replied, "but we thought for tonight you'd enjoy seeing
their naked butts".

"You bet, they're gorgeous" the guy exclaimed as he gave Cezar another feel
on his naked backside.

Simon then announced that if anyone wanted to try out the full naked
massage to see Alec to book a slot either before or after their
meal. Everyone did, so Simon, Joe and Nigel got to work in the treatment
rooms. The three massage tables were alongside each other in one room so
that guests could see other's enjoying their massage whilst the naked
masseurs worked their magic. The first three guests couldn't believe what
they were seeing when they found three gorgeous naked guys waiting for
them. All three soon stripped naked and climbed onto their table for the
massage to commence. It wasn't long before three cocks were fully erect
plus those of the three masseurs. Each masseur let their guest feel them
and even suck them when they stood at the head of the table massaging their
back. Finally all three were wanked off and groans of pleasure filled the
room.

"Fuck, that was brilliant" one of the guys announced as he climbed off the
table. The other two had to agree as they went to have a soak in the
Jacuzzi.

The steam room, plunge pool and the sauna were also being tried out and
everyone agreed that the facilities were fantastic. When it was time for
everyone to have their meal all nine guys, along with the staff who were
not involved with serving the meal, trooped into the dining room that had
been fitted out with several round tables in place of the large dining
table that was now in the meeting room. Roberto produced a fantastic meal
in the new kitchen and everyone said it tasted wonderful.

After the meal, some guys went to drink in the lounge whilst others went
down to the cinema room where gay porn was showing. Brendan popped his head
in at odd times during the evening and was pleased to see that guys were
enjoying themselves. Instead of chairs, the floor had been covered with a
thick mattress covered with simulated leather so that guys could lie down
and enjoy each other. He noticed two guys busy fucking whilst another two
were sucking each other.

Finally, guests made their way to bed having all enjoyed the facilities on
offer. All had experienced the full body naked massage and each one had
been brought off to a satisfactory climax. Everybody was sexually charged
as they made their way to their rooms. Brendan smiled when he saw Thomas
and Terry go into one room to spend the night together. As far as he knew
it was the first time they'd done so.

"I think that was very successful" Simon grinned once everyone had gone to
bed. The others agreed and made their way to their rooms. Once inside
theirs, Brendan pulled Walter into his arms and kissed him. It didn't take
long for both to be naked and ready for action. All that a guy required for
sex was provided so they grabbed the lube and made good use of it. Soon
Brendan had his cock where he wanted it inside of Walter. He thrust with
gusto until he'd spilled his load. After a short period of kissing, they
reversed roles and Walter fucked Brendan finally leaving his love seed
inside him. Everything was perfect as they finally slipped into a deep
sleep.


The following morning nine guests gradually appeared for breakfast all
looking sexually satisfied. They were told they could use all the
facilities until lunchtime, after which they would be leaving. The day had
turned out to be a beautiful warm summer's day so several naked guys
wandered round the garden admiring Terry's efforts. He'd done a fantastic
job of the gardens and grounds with lawns looking like bowling greens and
shrubs and flowers blooming beautifully. Several guys sunbathed in the nude
to enjoy the sun whilst others took advantage of the facilities. Nigel even
offered some more massage sessions for those that wanted one. Down in the
cinema room, Jeremy and Josh were with three other guys having a full on
session of sex so they were really enjoying themselves.

After lunch, the guests made their way home having completed their
evaluation forms. Apart from a few minor glitches which were easily fixed,
everything had gone perfectly. Simon called all the staff together and
thanked them for a brilliant job. He then told them that once the rooms had
been prepared for the paying guests arriving on Monday and the public rooms
had been cleaned, they could enjoy themselves.

"And tomorrow will be a day of rest guys, so enjoy the facilities; Joe and
I will also give a full naked massage to anyone who wants one so just let
us know." Everybody roared their approval and said they would.

Brendan and Walter went down to the cinema room after their evening meal
and found Thomas and Terry having a very enjoyable time. They decided to
leave them to it and went to their own room to do the same.

"Happy?" Brendan asked once he'd stripped Walter naked.

"Fuck yes; this is a wonderful life". Walter then jumped on the bed and
told Brendan to handcuff him to the head board and fuck him senseless. He
couldn't get enough of Brendan's cock inside him. Brendan wasn't going to
let that opportunity go by so did just that. They were at it for a good
hour before finally going back downstairs to see what was happening. When
they went into the games room they found Cezar, Jakub, Simon and Johan
playing snooker stark naked and having fun with each other as they did
so. Eventually Simon told the young polish guys to get off home since they
had to be on duty early the following morning. They kissed the others and
trotted off home. Fortunately they lived in a small cottage nearby that
Brendan had found them on the estate so didn't have far to go.


10.

On the Monday morning everyone was excited about welcoming their first set
of guests. Ten had booked for a residential stay ranging from three days to
five and four others had booked for a one day visit so everyone would be
busy. Walter had checked all rooms including the public areas in his
quality control role and apart from a few minor points everything was
perfect. Cezar and Jakub were good workers and took a pride in everything
they did. Thomas was much the same so he decided his job was going to be
easy if it continued like this.

Terry had been to the estate farm first thing in the morning and collected
the fresh vegetables and eggs that were to be provided on a regular
basis. Fresh meat and all other provisions were to be obtained from a local
supplier since Brendan wanted the local community to benefit from the new
venture as much as they could. So far, apart from a few minor comments by a
minority of people in the village, who were asking why it was for men only,
the majority had welcomed the spa at Ripley Hall and the business it
brought to the area.

Once the new arrivals had arrived and been seen to their rooms, Brendan
went to see Trevor to discuss estate business. He also had a mass of emails
to attend to which had piled up over the past few days because he'd spent
so much time making sure everything was ready for the launch. When he
returned just before lunch he met several guys wandering around enjoying
the facilities. He chuckled to himself and rather enjoyed the sight of half
naked guys or in some cases fully naked, walking round with just a towel or
a robe over their arm. His father would have had a fit which added to the
enjoyment.

One of his emails was from Tom and Dane who wanted to know when they could
come and do another photography shoot and perhaps another porn film. They
especially wanted to do something out in the open air so Brendan sat down
and tried to think where would be a good place. He knew of a coppice on the
estate which he used to frequent when he was younger and where he went when
he wanted to get away from his father. It was very private and well away
from public view or from estate workers since there was little need to go
there. As it was a nice day he decided to pay it a visit after lunch.

"Are you busy this afternoon?" he asked Walter when he found him checking
the lounge area for the umpteenth time. Walter said he had nothing in
particular to do since all his checks had been completed for that day so
Brendan suggested they go for a walk to have a look at the coppice and see
if it would be suitable for a photographic shoot.

Lunch was a light affair since one of the purposes of the health spa was to
improve a guy's wellbeing, not make it worse by loads of food, so there was
only one main meal a day with salad type things at lunchtime. Once eaten in
the dining room with all the guests, Brendan and Walter made their way to
the east wing and changed into a pair of slip on shorts and trainers. Since
the weather was warm they decided to discard T shirts.

The coppice was a good fifteen minute walk from the main house and required
walking along narrow paths, some of which were overgrown from lack of
use. Brendan made a mental note to ask Terry to clear them if he was to
bring Tom and Dane along this way. Finally Brendan found the place he had
in mind and it looked perfect. There was still an open area in amongst a
thicket of trees which had remained untouched and where lush green grass
was growing.

"This would be perfect" Walter exclaimed as he wandered round in what
seemed like a private arena amongst the trees surrounding it. The sun was
beaming down on him making him feel lovely and warm. He opened his arms
wide, closed his eyes and turned his face towards the sky to feel the
warmth of the sun on his semi naked body. Brendan moved up behind him and
put his arms round him. Walter giggled enjoying the feel of his lovers arms
round him. He felt Brendan's kiss on his neck and gave a pleasurable
groan. He then felt a hand slip down inside his shorts and feel his naked
organ lying there. His touch made it immediately jump to attention and
Brendan pulled the shorts down his legs. Unbeknown to Walter, Brendan had
already discarded his clothes so was standing fully naked behind him. Once
the shorts had been removed and tossed to one side along with his trainers,
Brendan pressed his naked body up close to Walter's.

"Oh yes, that feels so good; did you think to bring any lube?"

"Yep" Brendan giggled and held up the small bottle he'd slipped into his
pocket before leaving. He then turned Walter round and knelt on the soft
grass. The long thick organ was soon being swallowed down his throat and
Walter was groaning and moaning with joy. Brendan then stood, moved behind
him and rubbed his rampant organ up and down Walter's crack.

"Oh god, yes, fuck me, fuck me please" Walter groaned as he felt the hot
flesh tease his entrance. Brendan flipped open the lube and spread a
liberal amount inside Walter. He then gently pushed his hard organ up to
the entrance and slowly pushed in. Walter gasped, held his breath and
waited to feel it right inside. Once there he relaxed and enjoyed the
fullness of it.

Without saying anything, Brendan slowly fucked him with long slow
thrusts. With each one he pulled his shaft right out until the head was
showing before gently pushing it back inside again.

They must have continued like that for a good fifteen or twenty minutes
before Walter sensed his lover's body tense in readiness for his
climax. Suddenly Brendan's hot seed erupted inside of him. Even when
Brendan had finished erupting, they remained locked together with him
kissing the back of Walters's neck. The warmth of the sun on their naked
bodies felt wonderful so they stood there for several more minutes to enjoy
it.

"Fuck, that was brilliant" Walter exclaimed once Brendan had finally pulled
out; "I'd love to film Tom and Dane doing that right here".

Brendan agreed, it would make the perfect setting in addition to several
fallen tree trunks at the edge of the coppice that would make the perfect
fucking bench. "All we need is a patch of good weather like this" he
commented but he'd noted the forecast did seem set for several more days so
he'd contact Tom and Dane to see if they were free to come for a couple of
days. They could stay with them in the east wing but use the spa facilities
if they wanted.


"Yeah, sounds fucking brilliant" Tom exclaimed when Brendan called him that
evening. He confirmed that he and Dane could come at short notice so it was
arranged they'd come the very next day since the forecast was looking good.


When they arrived the following morning, they couldn't believe their
eyes. They'd no idea that Brendan owned a beautiful manor like this. When
they were later shown the large hall and the grand staircase plus the new
spa facilities, they gasped. They certainly wanted to use everything and
have a full naked massage if possible so Brendan booked them in with Joe
for that evening. Since the weather seemed even better than the day before,
Brendan suggested they waste no time and set off to do some filming. Tom
and Dane loved the setting and said it was perfect. Walter had made up a
small hamper for them to have at lunch time so they could spend the whole
day filming and enjoy themselves so having got everything packed in
backpacks, they'd set off wearing shorts and a T shirt.

Tom and Dane first posed naked leaning against trees, lazing on the grass
and in a host of other poses, some of which were very erotic. By the time
they'd finished the still shots everybody was feeling randy so the four
stripped off naked and set to work. Brendan got them first to adopt the
pose he and Walter had used the day before and whilst Walter used a
handheld battery operated floodlight to ensure there were no dark areas
when he zoomed in close, he filmed Tom fucking Dane. Tom told Brendan he
wanted to film his load of cum shooting over the entrance before plunging
it back inside. As he filmed, Brendan felt his own seed rising and had to
hold it back to avoid shooting his own load. Finally Tom reached his climax
and Brendan filmed the thick white cum shooting over Dane's entrance.

Having filmed Dane fucking Tom over a fallen tree trunk, it was time for
lunch so they lay out on the grass and enjoyed the hamper of food that
Walter had prepared plus some cans of beer.

"Wouldn't it be great if the weather was always like this" Dane chuckled,
"We could come and fuck everyday".

"This guy thinks of nothing else" Tom laughed and grabbed Dane's cock which
was already showing signs of interest again.

Things from thereon seemed to develop into a free for all and the four guys
sucked and rimmed each other at will. It ended with Tom fucking Dane and
Walter fucking Brendan whilst watching each other as they did so.

Finally they decided they'd done enough filming so they made their way back
to the house. "Would you guys like to see the film we've done on the big
screen?" Brendan giggled.

"Yeah, brilliant" Dane replied. Brendan said they'd have to let any guests
who were in the cinema see it as well since he couldn't close it for a
private viewing. The two guys said that was fine by them so when they got
back, Brendan downloaded the day's shoot onto his computer, edited where
necessary and copied it onto a DVD.

At dinner, Brendan announced to the guests that there was to be a showing
of a special film in the cinema that evening and they were all welcome to
come and see it. Everybody cheered and said they'd be there so when the
meal was over, they all trooped down to the cinema leaving their robes on
the hooks provided outside the door. Walter then loaded the film and the
screen became alive with the coppice and the sun shining through the
trees. The title was 'Guys fucking in the woods'.

After a few moments, the guests realised who was being filmed and roared
their approval. Everybody loved it and said it was every bit as good as a
professional film.


Tom and Dane became regular visitors to Ripley Manor after that and also
spread the word about the spa which brought in a lot more business. Jeremy
and Josh also visited regularly and recommended the spa to their
friends. As the months went by it was virtually full every day with almost
a full capacity for day bookings as well. Guys came from far and wide to
sample the delights and word got round that it was a fun place to be. In
fact the first year of trading was far more successful than anyone had
predicted so Simon and Joe were delighted. Thomas and Terry became lovers
and Terry eventually moved in with Thomas to share his room on the third
floor. Brendan was delighted to see the two guys so happy and encouraged
the liaison.


"Fancy a couple of weeks in the south of France? Brendan casually asked
Walter one morning over breakfast. Walter gasped. He'd never been before
and in fact had only been to Paris once in his life. Brendan explained that
he had a friend who owned a villa which had its own private beach. Walter
jumped up and down with glee so Brendan emailed his friend to say they'd
love to accept the invitation.


11.

Antoine was waiting for them at the airport when they arrived. As soon as
he saw Brendan and Walter walk through the exit gate he waved. He and
Brendan had known each other since childhood as their mothers had been
close friends for years. Antoine's parents had divorced when he was a child
and his father had moved to New Zealand. On finding out about his son's
sexuality he'd dropped him like a brick and had never made contact
since. His mother had accepted his sexuality without question saying that
all she wanted was for him to be happy. She even encouraged him to invite
boyfriends to stay at the house and had no problem with them sleeping
together. In fact she rather enjoyed seeing two young men show their love
for each other and never bothered if they had sex under her roof.

Sadly she had died from cancer four years after Brendan's mother had passed
away so they'd both been left with no family to love or comfort
them. They'd always been very close and in fact they both had their first
sexual experience with each other. Antoine had often hoped that he and
Brendan would live together since he'd always loved him but neither wanted
to leave their country of birth so they'd remained good friends. Like
Brendan, Antoine had gone through numerous boyfriends but had not found
that special person. He was therefore happy for Brendan when he heard about
Walter even though it meant that door had been well and truly closed.

"Hello my friend" Antoine exclaimed as he wrapped Brendan in his arms and
kissed him passionately whilst Walter looked on. After several moments of
intense kissing and hugging, the pair broke apart and Antoine looked at
Walter. "So you are the gorgeous man who has filled my good friend's
heart". Walter grinned and suddenly found that he too was being wrapped in
Antoine's arms and given the same degree of passionate kisses. Brendan had
told him that Antoine was stunning and he was certainly right about
that. He had a dark complexion with almost black hair and his exposed
tanned arms almost glowed against the pure white of his T shirt. He was
also wearing tight fitting jeans that showed off his lean body and Walter
wondered why someone hadn't snapped the guy up long ago. He was truly
gorgeous.

Antoine led them to where he'd parked the car, and seeing that the two guys
had plenty of news to catch up with, Walter offered to sit in the back
leaving Brendan to sit beside Antoine. Throughout the forty minute drive
from the airport to his villa they talked continuously; sometimes in French
and other times in English. Antoine was as fluent in English as Brendan was
in French.

"Antoine thinks you're hot" Brendan told Walter after one particular piece
of dialogue in French between him and Antoine. Walter laughed and said he
thought Antoine was hot too.

"You are such a lucky guy my friend; I'm very envious" Antoine said in
perfect English.

"So you've still not found your perfect man then" Brendan replied, "What
happened to that young Brazilian guy you were on about some while ago; I
thought he was the man."

Antoine shrugged his shoulders as Frenchmen tend to do. "So did I but he
suddenly upped and left so that was the end of him; I think I shall die an
old man with nobody to love so you make sure you look after yours Brendan."

"Don't you worry, I fully intend to; I love him with all my heart" Brendan
said seriously causing a wave of delight to run through Walter on hearing
his lover's comment.


The villa was situated within its own grounds and large wrought iron gates
swung open as Antoine drove up to them. From what Walter could see the
place looked expensive. Once inside, Walter could see that it backed onto
the beach with the sea beyond. It looked idyllic.

"I've put you guys into the large guest room at the back so you can look
over the beach; I take it you've told Walter about our beach and what goes
on there" Antoine laughed. Brendan said he hadn't and let Antoine explain.

"It's a private beach that belongs to the house but over the years it has
become a haven for gays to sunbathe in the nude since they're not allowed
to on the main public beach. It doesn't bother me so I've allowed it to
continue provided they don't cause any problems but from your room you get
a good eyeful at times so use the binoculars provided to see what's going
on! Every so often I go and join the fun, especially in the evening when
those on the main beach nearby have gone home."

Walter grinned and said he looked forward to keeping an eye out for the fun
and games.

"When you guys have unpacked and got out of your travel clothes, come into
the garden and we'll have a bite to eat."

Brendan led Walter up to their room and they unpacked their bags. Walter
looked out the window and admired the view. As Antoine had said, there were
several naked bodies sunbathing on the beach and to one side he could see a
couple making love. He picked up the binoculars and zoomed in. One guy was
on his stomach with another riding him from behind clearly enjoying
himself. Walter giggled and Brendan came over to see. "Mm, nice, perhaps
we'll do that later; I love having sex in the open air".

Walter giggled and reached behind him to feel Brendan down below. He was
already excited so he rubbed the growing organ some more.

"Come on, strip off and let's go down and find Antoine" Brendan chucked
rather enjoying the attention. He then removed all his clothes and picked
up a pair of beach shorts but didn't put them on. Walter looked at him
wondering why. "Antoine never wears any clothes at home, or hardly ever, so
you'll be in the buff most of our time here except when we go out to the
local village to buy provisions."

Walter giggled rather liking that idea. He certainly never minded being in
the nude even though he knew he'd get an erection whenever either of them
came up close and personal.


As expected, they found a naked Antoine sunbathing in the garden.

"Ah, here you are" Antoine said as he looked up to see two naked guys walk
out into the garden, "Oh my, he is truly gorgeous Brendan; you lucky
bugger".

Walter blushed slightly but enjoyed the admiration being given. Brendan
pulled him into an embrace and kissed him. As always it caused his organ to
jump with excitement which didn't go unnoticed by Antoine.

"Now, as you guys are not used to this beautiful sunshine you must protect
your skin so would you like me to do it for you? Do I have your permission
Brendan to rub my hands all over your gorgeous boyfriend?"

Brendan and Walter laughed and said they'd be delighted for him to do
so. Antoine told Walter to turn onto his stomach so he could do his back
first. Walter then felt Antoine straddle his legs as he commenced rubbing
sun lotion onto his back. When Antoine reached Walter's buttocks, he took
great delight in rubbing the two globes of flesh over and over and running
a finger along his crack. Walter giggled rather enjoying the attention but
it was causing his cock to go hard. When his legs had been suitably
creamed, which included seductive moves up and down the inside of his
thighs right into his groin, Antoine told Walter to turn over so he could
do his front. He smiled when he saw the reaction he'd had on Walter and ran
his greasy hand up and down the shaft whilst Brendan watched on. He knew
Antoine wouldn't be able to keep his hands off his boyfriend but also knew
it was all in good fun.

By the time Walter's whole body had been completely covered with sun tan
lotion, including his dick, Walter was rock hard as was Antoine. He climbed
off Walter and moved over to Brendan telling him to turn over so he could
do his back. Walter took great delight in watching Antoine drape his naked
body over his lover and rubbing his erection up and down Brendan's
crack. Once done, he instructed Brendan to turn over and as expected he too
was hard so Antoine immediately rubbed the shaft up and down with a greasy
hand.

When he'd finished, he knelt between the two naked bodies lazing in the
sun. "I think before we have lunch I need to service these" he giggled and
grasped both erections that were flying high. He then proceeded to massage
each one slowly bringing both guys off to a climax. Walter couldn't resist
taking hold of Antoine's since it was within reach so whilst Antoine
massaged the other two guys, Walter brought him off.

After several minutes, all three guys were spilling their load and copious
amounts of creamy cum were shooting out. "Beautiful" Antoine groaned as he
watched the two guys produce their seed just before his own ribbons shot
out. He picked up a small towel and wiped the two guys clean before jumping
up to go and prepare their lunch.

"I take it you don't mind Antoine getting frisky with you" Brendan
commented once Antoine had gone inside.

"Of course not; he's a nice guy; he's very much in love with you isn't he"

Brendan nodded. "He's tried for years to get me to come and live with him
here but I didn't want to leave England. I didn't trust my father with the
estate so had to stay in any event and Antoine didn't want to leave
France. Besides, I don't think we'd have lasted very long; I love him to
bits but we are not right for a long term relationship with each other."

Walter rolled on top of his partner and kissed him. "I'm glad about that
because I love you so much". Brendan smiled and wrapped his legs round
Walter's buttocks. They loved lying like that feeling each other's organs
pressing against each other. Despite having just reached a climax, both
were already getting hard again so Walter gently rubbed them together.

"Don't mind me guys, just fuck away whether I'm here or not" Antoine
laughed when he appeared with a plate of sandwiches and a bottle of wine,
"I love watching guys fuck so please just go ahead".

Walter blushed even though it didn't really bother him but he stopped what
he was doing and slid off Brendan. Seeing both erections, Antoine
chuckled. "Oh what a waste, don't you want to make good use of those?"

"Perhaps later Antoine" Brendan laughed.


Later that afternoon, Antoine suggested they go for a swim so they made
their way to the end of the garden and out through the wooden door in the
wall that cordoned off the garden from the beach. The wall meant that the
beach itself could not be seen from the garden but had been built some
years before to maintain privacy. Antoine had also installed CCTV to
monitor the beach which provided many hours of interest since he could zoom
in on couples having fun and look back at what action had taken place since
it was all recorded. The entrance to the beach from the main public area
clearly stated that it was private and a nudist area to put off casual
interest.

The door opened onto a small area of sand dunes that led onto the beach
itself. Walter loved the feeling of complete freedom since they'd walked
out stark naked. The door was fitted with an entry keypad so Antoine didn't
even have to take keys with him. As they walked through the dunes they
could see odd couples in small hollows clearly having fun. The couple who
Walter had observed earlier still seemed to be at it and as they walked
past just grinned at them.

The water was lovely and warm and so much different to swimming in the sea
in England. Walter loved it and ran into the water with his dick flapping
around. As soon as he was in deep enough he set off for a swim. He loved
swimming but seldom had the opportunity so this was heaven. Antoine and
Brendan walked further into the water and when it was up to their waist
they stopped and kissed. Brendan felt Antoine's hand feel down below and
grab hold of his cock.

"Am I allowed to do this now you have a boyfriend?" he giggled.

"I'm sure Walter won't mind provided you give him the same attention"
Brendan laughed and reached down to feel Antoine who was by now almost rock
hard.

"I've so missed you" Antoine sighed, "It's lovely to have you in my arms
again".

"You know things would never have worked out between us but I still love
you and you're still a very dear friend."

"I know, but it seems very final now that you've found Walter; don't get me
wrong, I think he's gorgeous and I'm very happy for you."

"You can come over anytime you know, especially now that my pig of a father
is dead and we've got the health spa up and running"

Antoine nodded and said he'd like to come over sometime.

"Why not join us for Christmas" Brendan suddenly announced. Antoine said
he'd love to since he had no plans as yet.

"You two seem deep in conversation; you talking about me?" Walter said
suddenly appearing beside the other two.

"Yes, I was just telling your boyfriend that I want to fuck you senseless"
Antoine teased him.

"Ooh, can't wait, when?" Walter laughed and grabbed hold of Antoine's
erection beneath the water. Antoine did the same to Walter and they
splashed each other and pushed each other over in the water whilst Brendan
watched on. He was glad to see that his partner didn't feel jealous or in
any way put out by Antoine's attention towards him because he was very fond
of Antoine and loved him to bits but not in the same way as he loved
Walter.


When they'd had enough of the water they made their way back to the
house. On their way they were stopped by two guys who were lazing in the
sun. "Is it still okay to hold our midnight barbecue on the beach tonight
Antoine?"

"Sure Henri"

"You guys going to join us; you're very welcome; they'll only be six of us"
Henri asked whilst giving Walter the eye. Henri and his boyfriend Philippe
were both twenty five and lusted after Walter as he stood waiting. Antoine
looked at the other two who said they'd love to do so. Henri said they'd
actually be arriving around eleven so to come out then.

On their way back to the house Antoine explained he and Henri had been
friends for many years and he liked to hold what he called midnight
barbecues on the beach every so often. "In reality it's just an excuse to
have an orgy on the beach at night having eaten a few burnt sausages but
they're good fun so be prepared for plenty of sex." The other two grinned
and said they were always up for sex.


When they got back into the garden, Antoine placed his arms round Walter.
"Were you serious about me fucking you?"

Walter grinned and looked at Brendan to see his reaction. "It's okay by me
my love, I shan't mind as long as you don't mind watching me fuck Antoine
afterwards." Walter said he was okay with that so he and Antoine sank down
on the large rug they'd been lazing on earlier and made love.

Erections were soon flying high and Antoine went down on Walter's taking
the whole organ into his mouth. Walter gasped and groaned as his manhood
was almost swallowed feeling the seed rising. Antoine then moved him onto
his back, lifted his legs and told Brendan to hold them over Walter's
head. He then gave Walter a rimming like nothing he'd had before. Having
got the entrance nicely opened and slicked with lube, he prepared his own
erection with the necessary protection and pressed the head against the
puckered entrance.

"Oh yes, fucking brilliant" Antoine exclaimed as the large head of his cock
slowly sank inside followed by the long shaft.

"Fuck you're big" Walter gasped but enjoyed the invasion.

The action continued for quite some time before Antoine felt his climax
rise and his seed shoot out to fill the latex. When he'd come down from his
high he collapsed on top of Walter and kissed him. It was very passionate,
far more than he intended but he couldn't help himself. Brendan released
Walter's legs and moved behind Antoine. He plunged his head into his crack
and gave it a good licking.

"Oh fuck, that feels so good" Antoine exclaimed. "Fuck me, please" he
implored. Brendan looked over Antoine's shoulders into Walter's eyes.
Walter grinned giving him the indication he was looking for. He quickly
prepared his erection that was now aching to get inside of Antoine so
slicked it with lube. With one thrust he slipped inside just the way he
knew Antoine loved it. "Yeah, fuck that arse, fuck it hard" he yelled.
Brendan increased his thrust slamming his cock in and out. Each thrust
caused Antoine's body to rub against Walter's since he was still collapsed
on top of him. It didn't take long for both to form another erection and
the two cocks rubbed against each other using the sweat their bodies had
produced earlier as a lubricant.

"Oh god, I'm gonna come again" Antoine yelled just as Brendan felt his own
climax reaching its peak.

As both guys shot their load, Walter felt his climax rise too and within
seconds was shooting his load of cum along with Antoine's.

"Fuck that was good" Antoine exclaimed. Brendan leant over him and pulled
his head sideways to kiss him. Their faces were within inches of Walter's
so he joined in with a three way kiss. He decided the next two weeks were
going to be full of fun.


Soon after eleven that evening they made their way onto the beach again.
Walter couldn't believe how warm it still was as they walked naked towards
where they could see the other six guys gathering. Henri and Philippe
introduced them to their friends and they sat down on the large sheet
someone had brought for the night's fun and games. Philippe was busy
cooking the sausages so when they were ready he passed them round in a
bread roll. It was a moonlit night so sufficient to see each other's naked
bodies. As they ate, they played with each other and it wasn't long before
nine cocks were showing considerable interest. Antoine had also brought a
pack of beers which were added to the others so they swigged those down as
they ate. Once the food was all gone, they got down to some serious sex. A
good supply of condoms and lube had been provided by someone so it wasn't
long before fucking was taking place.

The session lasted until two in the morning when it was decided the orgy
should end. One guy was way gone having drunk several cans of beers and
taken some drugs. Before the session had ended he'd been fucked by eight
cocks so was feeling sore. Once things had been packed up, the six guys
made their way home leaving the other three to go back to the house.

"Some orgy" Brendan giggled once they'd got back.

"Those guys know how to enjoy themselves" Antoine laughed before giving the
other two a big sloppy wet kiss.


The rest of the two weeks were spent lazing in the garden or swimming in
the sea in between sessions of sex between the three of them. On a couple
of occasions Antoine took them to the local village to buy provisions but
apart from that they spent the whole time naked at home. It was the best
holiday Walter could ever remember having and when it was time to go home
he felt sad. Antoine insisted on parking and coming into the airport to see
them off. Before Brendan and Walter made their way to airside he gave each
of them a big hug and a kiss not caring who saw them. "It's been lovely
seeing you guys" he said with tears in his eyes, "You will come again won't
you". Brendan said they certainly would and looked forward to seeing him at
Christmas.


The health spa continued to do well and more staff members were employed to
ease the load on the others. Thomas and Terry were still together and as
much in love as they'd been at first, if not more. Brendan and Walter
decided to enter into a Civil Partnership so the following April had the
legal ceremony at the Registry Office in Worcester before coming back to
Ripley Manor for a reception with all the staff, the guys from Readen Hall,
Robin from Beech House and Antoine.

Simon had closed the spa for the day so as to make it their special day.
Jeremy acted as their best man and gave a very emotional speech which had
everyone in tears. Brendan replied and said how much Walter had changed his
life. Walter by now had tears running down his face. He felt so happy
despite not having any family present to celebrate their wonderful day but
then Brendan was in the same situation. That night they had wonderful sex,
probably the best they'd ever had if that was possible and the following
day Simon drove them to the airport. Brendan had booked a two week
honeymoon in Rome which was one of his favourite places. Walter had never
been so there was much to show him.

"Happy?" Brendan asked once they were finally in their hotel room in Rome.

"Never been so happy" Walter replied pulling his lover into his arms.
"You've changed my life in so many ways and I shall love you forever."

"And you mine" Brendan replied gently laying the man of his dreams down on
the bed, "and I'm going to show you how much I love you" he grinned.

"Mm, now that sounds an excellent idea" Walter grinned.

*****